Azathoth123 comments on A bit of word-dissolving in political discussion - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Azathoth123 08 December 2014 05:45:03AM 0 points [-]

If I understand all of someone's logical arguments for believing what they believe, and I have the knowledge and processing power needed to evaluate those arguments,

Outside of math you also need the relevant evidence, i.e., observations, which requires you to trust that they have been accurately reported.

Comment author: satt 10 December 2014 12:06:08AM 1 point [-]

Agreed. That's part of the "knowledge" I had in mind.