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That it's not aimed at being "more right" -- which is not at all the same as being less wrong.
To be more right often requires you to first be more wrong. Whether you try something new or try to formulate a model or hypothesis, you must at minimum be prepared for the result to be more wrong at first.
In contrast, you can be "less wrong" just by doing nothing, or by being a critic of those who do something.' But in the real world (and even in science), you can never win BIG -- and it's often hard to win at all -- if you never place any bets.
To expand a little on what timtyler said, I think you're mixing up beliefs and actions.
Doing nothing doesn't make your beliefs less wrong, and placing bets doesn't make your beliefs more right (or wrong).
Wanting to be 'less wrong' doesn't mean you should be conservative in your actions.