William_Quixote comments on Meditation Trains Metacognition - Less Wrong

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Comment author: William_Quixote 22 October 2013 02:14:05AM 0 points [-]

If you feel that you need to be oblique, a good way to do it would be to indicate what type of evidence makes you think you know what you think you know without saying what it is that you think you know.

example 1: Suppose that from personal experience, I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice. I should communicate it, right?

example 2: Suppose that from reading an article while browsing JSTOR, I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice. I should communicate it, right?