AlexMennen comments on Non-communicable Evidence - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AlexMennen 17 November 2015 08:27:12AM 6 points [-]

You shouldn't say, "Well if you can't provide any evidence, you shouldn't believe what you do." The problem with that statement is that it assumes that the person has "no evidence".

Another reason not to do that is that people often come up with fake reasons for believing something and convince themselves that it is the actual reason. The more socially unacceptable it is to fail to provide an adequate reason for a belief, the more this is encouraged.