Jiro comments on Stupid Questions February 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jiro 05 February 2015 08:51:16PM -1 points [-]

It is only appropriate to ask for data for an assertion if you think the assertion has a significant chance of being false.

Comment author: Lumifer 05 February 2015 09:09:02PM 3 points [-]

Sure. Your assertion was:

If you offered most people 28 times the market price for their organ, or 28 times the market price for prostituting themselves, they would not take it unless they were starving at the moment.

I think that assertion has a significant chance of being false.

Comment author: Jiro 05 February 2015 09:33:51PM -1 points [-]

Most arguments are meant to convince bystanders. I don't believe that bystanders will think that assertion has a significant chance of being false. If you disagree, then fine; we have different opinions on organ selling based on irreconcilable differences in opinion about how human beings behave.