= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
bryjnar comments on If epistemic and instrumental rationality strongly conflict - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (53)
So it is, but I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a (possibly very exotic) real-life example where "epistemic rationality gives way to instrumental rationality."? Just to address the "hypothetical scenario" objection.
EDIT: Does the famous Keynes quote "Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I can remain solvent." qualify?
As part of a fitness reigime, you might try to convince yourself that "I have to do 50 pressups every day". Strictly speaking, you don't: if you do fewer every now and again it won't matter too much. Nonetheless, if you believe this your will will crumble and you'll slack of too regularly. So you try to forget about that fact.
Kind of like an epistemic Schelling point.