ChristianKl comments on Rationality Quotes November 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 12 November 2013 03:21:17PM 2 points [-]

Is this actually a failure mode though, if you only "compromise" with people you respect intellectually?

Part of intellectual debate is that you judge arguments on their merits instead of negotiating what's true. Comprosing suggests that you are involved in a negotiation over what's true instead of search for the real truth.

Comment author: Mestroyer 12 November 2013 06:17:01PM 0 points [-]

It doesn't matter what it sounds like you are doing or what you think you are doing. One thing matters: how good is your actual answer?

Comment author: ChristianKl 12 November 2013 07:38:24PM 1 point [-]

Yes, but if you followed a crappy reasoning process it's less likely that you end up with a high quality answer than when you followed a good process.