Daniel_Burfoot comments on After critical event W happens, they still won't believe you - Less Wrong

37 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 13 June 2013 09:59PM

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 14 June 2013 01:32:33AM 3 points [-]

I agree that almost no actual individual will change his or her mind. But humanity as a whole can change its mind, as young impressionable scientists look around, take in the available evidence, and then commit themselves to a position and career trajectory based on that evidence.

Comment author: jsteinhardt 15 June 2013 04:18:03AM 4 points [-]

Note that this would be a pretty slow change and is likely not fast enough if we only get, say, 5 years of prior warning.