Eugine_Nier comments on Rationality Quotes November 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 08 November 2013 12:04:33AM 3 points [-]

But I do think there’s always going to be extenuating circumstances, where a lot of things we normally assume are wrong become excusable.

We're also biased toward believing we're in one of those circumstances when we're not.

Comment author: shminux 08 November 2013 01:12:39AM 2 points [-]

Yep, and the part after the quote alludes to that.