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47 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 November 2006 01:49AM

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Comment author: langej 14 July 2010 11:56:21AM 0 points [-]

The significant digit anecdote reminds me: why does the Dow Jones giver their average with 2 decimal points?

I do have a couple of problems, though

1) It is written: "The first virtue is curiosity." - Written by whom? 2) …curiosity is an emotion… - says who? 3) To seek truth merely for its instrumental value may seem impure… – Why? To whom? 4) If we want the truth, we can most effectively obtain it by thinking in certain ways – and if you think the way I tell you to think, you’ll wind up with my truth

Comment author: RichardKennaway 14 July 2010 12:39:09PM 2 points [-]

It is written: "The first virtue is curiosity." - Written by whom?

By Eliezer.