Kawoomba comments on Rationality Quotes July 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobbBB 08 July 2013 08:28:17AM *  3 points [-]

Assuming we're the stupidest possible biological species capable of starting a technological civilization seems almost (though not quite) as wrong as asserting we're the smartest such.

I agree they're both very wrong, but I don't think the levels of wrongness are as close as you suggest. The former sounds much, much wronger to me. We're much more likely to be close to the dumb end than close to the smart end.