ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes December 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 04 December 2012 10:15:38PM 4 points [-]

I don't think that really true. Human's are quite capable of changing their mind. They are also capable of forgetting.

Comment author: shminux 04 December 2012 10:29:45PM 8 points [-]

Human's are quite capable of changing their mind. They are also capable of forgetting.

They are especially prone to forgetting that they had changed their mind.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 05 December 2012 05:24:42AM * 6 points [-]

They're especially prone to forgetting what caused them to believe an idea, and only remembering that it was well justified.

Comment author: ChristianKl 05 December 2012 03:40:50PM 2 points [-]

Often times people don't even know what causes them to believe an idea the moment they adopt that idea.

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