Vladimir_Nesov comments on Can we dodge the mindkiller? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 June 2013 03:28:53PM 1 point [-]

At least one failure mode is avoided if "political identity" is a mere descriptive classification of the aggregate of actual beliefs, but these beliefs aren't formed based on the opaque political identity label. Ensuring accuracy in these beliefs is a more ambitious goal than just avoiding this common fallacy.