Decius comments on "Why doesn't that cool thing happen when I *try* to do it?" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Decius 07 March 2013 08:14:26AM 1 point [-]

Lots of people have trouble seeing "I did this and that happened immediately " as not a causal relation.

See every superstition ever.

Comment author: Error 07 March 2013 01:25:33PM 0 points [-]

Even otherwise intelligent people seem to fail at this one.