ejstheman comments on Argument Screens Off Authority - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ejstheman 14 July 2011 06:11:28PM 5 points [-]

If we observe experts changing their beliefs based on evidence often, but evidence changing based on the beliefs of experts never, then it seems reasonable that the chain of causality goes reality->evidence->beliefs of experts->beliefs of non-experts, with the possible shortcut reality->evidence->beliefs of non-experts, when the evidence is particularly abundant or clear.