AshwinV comments on Rationality Quotes February 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AshwinV 11 February 2014 12:02:06PM 2 points [-]

It sort of does.. I haven't read snow crash, but the quote prima facie seems to support the virtue of narrowness

Comment author: VAuroch 11 February 2014 10:38:04PM -1 points [-]

Not unless you interpret 'narrowness' in a very odd way.

Comment author: AshwinV 12 February 2014 04:29:30AM 2 points [-]

Uhm.. yeah. I guess. Just saying that no one guy can do everything or know everything, therefore its not possible to develop knowledge in all fields like that.. dont know what context was used in Snow Crash though..

Comment author: VAuroch 15 February 2014 08:26:21AM *  -1 points [-]

That interpretation doesn't make sense to me in or out of context. It's dismissive of thinking about things.

Comment author: AshwinV 15 February 2014 08:39:59AM 1 point [-]

It's dismissive of thinking about things

That wasn't my intention :D

Just that you have to know when to admit you don't know enough about something.