MTGandP comments on Rationality Quotes November 2012 - Less Wrong
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What percentage of your philosophy? If your philosophy is completely unsettled daily, you're probably insane.
That's certainly true. I think the point isn't that you should be constantly changing everything you believe, but that you should actively seek out new knowledge—especially knowledge that has a high probability of shifting the way you think (in a positive direction, of course).
Sure. I'm saying I'd prefer a wording that points out the diminishing returns of philosophical unsettlement, and the unavoidability thereof.