John_Maxwell_IV comments on Rationality Quotes September 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 02 September 2014 12:00:46AM 9 points [-]

That doesn't seem quite true... if I'm confused while reading a textbook, I may be perceiving the limits of my understanding but not perceiving magic.

Comment author: soreff 06 September 2014 05:07:45AM 4 points [-]

Agreed. I think what Lanier should have said that a perception of magic is a subset of things one doesn't understand, rather than claiming that they are equal. Bugs that I am currently hunting but haven't nailed down are things I don't understand, but they certainly don't seem magical.

Comment author: Azathoth123 08 September 2014 03:10:21AM 5 points [-]

Bugs that I am currently hunting but haven't nailed down are things I don't understand, but they certainly don't seem magical.

At least you hope not.