Vaniver comments on Rationality Quotes December 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 16 December 2014 01:49:55AM 9 points [-]

Even though you read much Zen literature, you must read each sentence with a fresh mind. You should not say, "I know what Zen is," or "I have attained enlightenment." This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.

--Shunryu Suzuki

Comment author: ChristianKl 16 December 2014 01:35:20PM 1 point [-]

I think this is a very important sentiment. I'm however not sure how to get others to adopt it.

Comment author: Lumifer 16 December 2014 04:37:33PM 0 points [-]

It's the wisdom that comes with age. Doctors call it Alzheimer's.

:-D

Comment author: ChristianKl 16 December 2014 05:19:54PM 1 point [-]

Are you saying that because you don't understand the point that the orginal quote wants to make, or are you using it to try to make a unrelated joke?

Comment author: Lumifer 16 December 2014 05:24:11PM 1 point [-]

I'm using it to make a related joke.

Comment author: ChristianKl 16 December 2014 05:32:07PM 1 point [-]

Alzheimer's first attacks short term memory before long-term memory. It makes learning harder. It has little to do with being open to new learning.

Comment author: Lumifer 16 December 2014 05:37:49PM *  -1 points [-]

The quote doesn't talk about easier learning. Alzheimer's makes it easier to approach problems as "a beginner", with "a fresh mind" :-P

Comment author: Kawoomba 16 December 2014 06:49:10PM -1 points [-]

Tough crowd.

Or, in ChristianKI's case, tough Kraut. Since IIRC he's a Berliner (an actual one, not like JFK).

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