DeVliegendeHollander comments on Rationality Quotes Thread March 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 18 March 2015 09:36:12PM 1 point [-]

The quote basically describes the principle of charity 2.0: you seek to understand the logic of a position foreign to you not just to refute it or to convince the other person, or to construct a compromise. You do it to better understand your own side and any potential fallacies you ordinarily do not see in your own logic.

Comment author: Jiro 18 March 2015 10:12:16PM 0 points [-]

What if your understanding is "it has no valid logic"?