NancyLebovitz comments on Practical Advice Backed By Deep Theories - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 25 December 2011 06:30:03AM 10 points [-]

This may be pointing at a bias that I don't have a name for-- the belief that the pathway between a possible cause-effect pair can be neglected.

It's believing that all you need is the right laws, without having to pay attention to how they're enforced. It's believing that if you are the right sort of person, your life will automatically work well. It's believing that more education will lead to a more prosperous society without having ways for people to apply what they know.