Vladimir_Nesov comments on Science Doesn't Trust Your Rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 03 September 2011 11:02:18PM 5 points [-]

People excuse by citing intentions, and accuse by citing consequences.

It seems to be possible either way, excusing by citing consequences and accusing by citing intentions alike. Your commentary seems to lack explanatory power.

(On the other hand, the point about the evidence being filtered is well-taken.)

Comment author: lessdazed 03 September 2011 11:04:11PM *  1 point [-]

It seems to be possible either way

Intentions are usually actually good. It's true people defend and attack on both avenues simultaneously to see what sticks, but the reality is usually good intentions leading to bad effects (not net effects, this is assumed to be true of all individual outcomes through the halo effect), so rhetorical moves count on the audience to assume intentions and effects are correlated while citing true and incontrovertible things about intentions or effects, depending on the side.