Tom_Breton comments on But There's Still A Chance, Right? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tom_Breton 07 January 2008 05:25:48PM 2 points [-]

@Alan Crowe:

FWIW, having tried that tack a few times, I've always been disappointed. The answer is always along the lines of "I'm not meeting any psychological need, I'm searching sincerely for the truth."

Comment author: pnrjulius 03 April 2012 03:02:30AM 0 points [-]

People aren't usually honest enough or self-aware enough to answer this sort of question.