Comment on Rationality: Appreciating Cognitive Algorithms

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:03:33 GMT

"God exists" - "I've had conversations with God; he's a good fellow."

"I believe that God exists" - "A lot of people say that God exists and I agree with them."

"I believe that I believe that God exists" - "I do see some inconsistencies about God but I go to church and I pray. Plus all my friends are Christian, that means I'm a believer, right?"

"I believe that I believe that I believe that God exists" - "I think that what it means to believe in something is an aggregate of the actions you take and the anticipations you feel. So I can have doubt at the object level but still count as believing if I respond similarly to other believers..."

"I believe that I believe that I believe that I believe that God exists" - "Okay, I need to talk to fewer rationalists."

Each 'I believe' implies a different meta level that you're analyzing things. Kind of like confidence levels inside and outside an argument.

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