Osuniev comments on Rationality Quotes April 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Larks 03 April 2013 03:07:25AM 5 points [-]

Despite agreeing with the rest of the essay (which is very good), this is not true. Tiresomely standard counter-example: "Heil Hitler! No, there are no Jews in my attic."

Comment author: Osuniev 03 April 2013 08:03:02AM 10 points [-]

I would say this is not ALWAYS true. But for the purpose of civilized discussion between human beings, it does seem like a very useful rule of thumb.