RobinZ comments on Belief as Attire - Less Wrong

40 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 August 2007 05:13PM

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 15 April 2012 12:25:57AM 0 points [-]

The only way this comment makes sense to me is if I assume that you believe that (for example) humans reliably fail to become angry when their tribal attire is challenged, unless that tribal attire also happens to be a meaningful belief.

Do you in fact believe that?

If so, can you expand on your reasons for believing that? It seems implausible to me, and inconsistent with my observations of human behavior.

Comment author: RobinZ 15 April 2012 03:27:42AM 0 points [-]

The only way this comment makes sense to me is if it was written without reference to its grandparent.