James_Miller comments on Rationality Quotes February 2013 - Less Wrong

2 Post author: arundelo 05 February 2013 10:20PM

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Comment author: Dorikka 01 February 2013 10:49:12PM 22 points [-]

People often seem to get these mixed up, resulting in "You want useful beliefs and accurate emotions."

Comment author: James_Miller 02 February 2013 05:34:27PM *  4 points [-]

Contrasting "accurate beliefs and useful emotions" with "useful beliefs and accurate emotions" would probably make a good exercise for a novice rationalist.