VincentYu comments on [SEQ RERUN] The Comedy of Behaviorism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: VincentYu 24 July 2012 08:10:48PM 0 points [-]

Until challenged with an alternative reason that makes any sense

Those who are unable to lie (e.g., because of involuntary behavioral cues) can credibly signal when they are telling the truth (through a lack of those involuntary cues); those who are good liars have no such credible signal. Related.