aphyer comments on Rationality Quotes July 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: aphyer 18 July 2013 05:13:14AM 1 point [-]

Not sure I agree with that. Emphasis on "think" undercuts the point: I wouldn't say that I "think you can't jump over the moon", even though I do not have a formal proof of impossibility handy for that, I'd just say "you can't do that."

In fact, I almost like it better without the word "think" at all: "Whatever can't be done, someone will come along and do it." YMMV, though.