Viliam_Bur comments on Rationality Quotes September 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 07 September 2013 03:06:43PM 9 points [-]

It works similarly for psychology. People who study psychology learn dozen different explanations of human thinking and behavior, so the smarter among them know these things are far from settled, and perhaps there is no simple answer that explains everything. On the other hand, some people just read a random book on psychology, and they believe they understand everything completely.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 09 September 2013 12:49:29AM 1 point [-]

Or don't read any books and simply pick it up by osmosis.