David_Gerard comments on Doublethink (Choosing to be Biased) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 19 January 2011 09:11:51AM -1 points [-]

Should I break down that barrier? I'm not sure. I'd do it if it would allow me to make money, I think. But not if it came at the cost of some kind of screaming Cthulhu horror.

This sounds like worrying about tripping over a conceptual basilisk. They really are remarkably rare unless your brain is actually dysfunctional or you've induced a susceptibility in yourself. Despite the popularity of the motif of harmful sensation in fiction, I know of pretty much no examples.