ChristianKl comments on "Why Optimize?" Essay targeted at nonrationalist friends of mine - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 18 January 2016 10:54:13PM 1 point [-]

In general it's important to have feedback loops. That can mean talking with other people. It can also mean actually using the ideas in a way that exposes them to empirical reality. You can make predictions based on your theories and see whether those come true.