blacktrance comments on 2013 Survey Results - Less Wrong

74 Post author: Yvain 19 January 2014 02:51AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (558)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: blacktrance 29 January 2014 06:21:13PM -1 points [-]

The original statement was "I like the color blue! We should paint all the buildings in town blue!" His preference for blue can neither be right nor wrong, but the second sentence is something that can be 'correct" or "wrong".

Comment author: Lumifer 29 January 2014 06:36:34PM *  1 point [-]

but the second sentence is something that can be 'correct" or "wrong".

Without specifying a particular value system, no, it can not.

Full circle back to the original.

Comment author: blacktrance 29 January 2014 06:47:17PM -1 points [-]

There already is an existing value system - what Bob and I already value.