WalterL comments on White Lies - Less Wrong

38 Post author: ChrisHallquist 08 February 2014 01:20AM

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Comment author: WalterL 23 February 2014 06:51:26PM -1 points [-]

Maybe, but its not a mistake that I manufactured. The notion that there are honest folks and dishonest folks isn't unique to me. I didn't invent it. Nor is it a fringe view. It is, I would posit, the common position.

Further, the idea that the tribe of Honest Except When I Benefit is the vast majority while Always Honest is a tiny minority is not one that I'll accept without evidence. I think the reverse is true. Many sheep, few wolves.

Comment author: ChrisHallquist 23 February 2014 07:51:48PM 8 points [-]

Further, the idea that the tribe of Honest Except When I Benefit is the vast majority while Always Honest is a tiny minority is not one that I'll accept without evidence.

Here's one relevant paper: Lying in Everyday Life

Comment author: WalterL 24 February 2014 06:15:22PM 15 points [-]

I read that paper, and was distressed, so I set about finding other papers to disprove it. Instead I found links to it, and other works that backed it up. I was wrong. Liers are the larger tribe. Thanks for educating me.

Comment author: ChrisHallquist 24 February 2014 08:25:23PM 1 point [-]

Upvoted for publicly changing your mind.