Carinthium comments on Test Your Rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Carinthium 30 April 2011 06:56:47AM 1 point [-]

If you're still here:

Definition of rationality- The ability to determine truths based on what is justified by the evidence avaliable. Generally requires a degree of ability to compensate for cognitive biases. Definition of 'pure rationality'- Perfect ability to make justified interferences based on the evidence avaliable. Implies complete immunity to cognitive biases.

These are both tenative, but close enough to show the flaws in your argument. Pure rationality as defined may be practically (if not theoretically) impossible, but is a reasonable goal.

Comment author: David_Gerard 30 April 2011 07:20:26AM -1 points [-]

Those are quite good! May I suggest a discussion thread asking for personal working definitions of rationality?