Lumifer comments on The Proper Use of Humility - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 19 December 2014 03:52:23PM 0 points [-]

Hm. Looking in the mirror, I am entirely willing to defer to future-me, but at the same time I wouldn't describe myself as humble. What you are describing seems to be more along the lines of the well-known quote usually but erroneously attributed to Churchill: "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?"