Armok_GoB comments on Rationality Quotes April 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Armok_GoB 08 April 2013 11:48:29PM 4 points [-]

Sense of incredulity is not a belief, so it's not covered by those injunctions. A sense of wonder is both pleasant and good for mental health, and diverging to much from the average in deep emotional reactions carries a real cost in less accurate empathic modelling.