ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes from people associated with LessWrong - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 30 July 2013 10:54:22AM 2 points [-]

I think that trying to understand the worldview of people who are very different from you is often useful.

Trying to explain ideas in a way that you never explained them before can also be useful.

Comment author: Kawoomba 30 July 2013 05:53:43PM 0 points [-]

I agree. I hope I didn't give the impression that I didn't. Usefulness belongs to instrumental rationality more so than to epistemic rationality.