Gram_Stone comments on Non-communicable Evidence - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gram_Stone 18 November 2015 05:25:13PM 0 points [-]

I don't see why this is of more concern than the fact that when a cricket fielder is catching a ball, the information his eyes are feeding him that helps him catch the ball isn't communicable to you.

Hmm; seems like that's the whole point of the article. When you're evaluating claims, you prefer communicable information because that''s the social standard. The moral is that that's often unnecessary or misguided. So, your response seems like hindsight bias to me.