passive_fist comments on Open thread, Nov. 3 - Nov. 9, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: passive_fist 04 November 2014 11:26:59PM 2 points [-]

I'm not talking about the bias blind spot. I agree that more educated people are better able to discern biases in their own thoughts and others. In fact that's exactly what I said, not once but two times.

I'm talking about the ability to control one's own biases.

Comment author: Lumifer 05 November 2014 01:13:53AM *  3 points [-]

I'm talking about the ability to control one's own biases.

Are you distinguishing between "control one's own biases" and "adjusting and compensating for one's own biases"?

Comment author: gwern 04 November 2014 11:53:51PM *  2 points [-]

I agree that more educated people are better able to discern biases in their own thoughts and others...I'm talking about the ability to control one's own biases.

Huh? So what are more intelligence - and more educated - people doing, exactly, if not controlling their biases?