Ben_Jones comments on Fallacies of Compression - Less Wrong

36 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 17 February 2008 06:51PM

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Comment author: Ben_Jones 18 February 2008 10:57:13AM 1 point [-]

Cracking post, many thanks.

Surprised you didn't note this as a fundamental skill gained (to some extent) in growing up. I'm reminded of the study in which two young kids were shown a ball being hidden under one of three cups. One of the kids was led out of the room, the ball switched to another cup, and the remaining kid asked where he thought the other kid believed the ball was. I think it's between the ages of three and four that kids gain the ability to create an additional, temporary, subjunctive bucket, which allows them to empathise with another mind.