Vladimir_Nesov comments on Your Strength as a Rationalist - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 09 August 2010 05:49:31PM 7 points [-]

I read somewhere that if spin about and click my heels 3 times I will be transported to the land of Oz. Does that qualify as a concrete reason to believe that such a land does indeed exist?

That indeed serves as evidence for that fact, though we have much stronger evidence to the contrary.

N.B. You do not need to sign your comments; your username appears above every one.

Comment author: Dpar 09 August 2010 06:44:57PM -2 points [-]

So the fact that something was written somewhere is sufficient to meet your criteria for considering it evidence? I take it you have actually tried clicking your heels to check whether or not you would be teleported to Oz then?

Also, does my signing my comments offend you?

DP

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 August 2010 06:48:38PM *  10 points [-]

Also, does my signing my comments offend you?

It hurts aesthetically by disrupting uniformity of standard style.

Comment author: Dpar 09 August 2010 07:13:23PM 8 points [-]

Fair enough. It's a habit of mine that I'm not married to. If members of this board take issue with it, I can stop.

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