ChristianKl comments on The Belief Signaling Trilemma - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 20 September 2013 01:42:37PM 2 points [-]

(2) We can agree to always report honest beliefs even though we know it will cost us reputation.

I don't think reputation is the only concern when it comes to revealing beliefs. If I make an argument to convince people of A I don't have to also say B.

Even if I don't believe that an AGI will be discovered in the next 100 years I can still particpate in a discussion about AI safety and assume for the sake of the discussion that an AGI will be discovered in the next 100 years.