learnmethis comments on The Useful Idea of Truth - Less Wrong

77 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 October 2012 06:16PM

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Comment author: TraderJoe 03 October 2012 07:09:49AM 4 points [-]

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " - Philip K Dick.

Comment author: learnmethis 12 October 2012 09:28:35PM 1 point [-]

Good quote, but what about the reality that I believe something? ;) The fact that beliefs themselves are real things complicates this slightly.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 11 December 2012 08:09:08PM 0 points [-]

It's possible to stop believing that you believe something while continuing to believe it. It's rare, and you won't notice you did so, but it can happen.