Misha comments on Belief in Self-Deception - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 15 September 2011 02:10:05PM 0 points [-]

"I believe the median people to be nicer than the average people"

But if you'd actually meant this you'd have just said "The median people are nicer than the average people". Saying "I believe the median people to be nicer than the average people" would indicate that you didn't believe it but did believe you believed it.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 September 2011 02:58:36PM *  1 point [-]

And this is, in fact, part of kilobug's point.

But then I thought "Hey, stop. You're trying to find excuses here. That's not really what you meant with that sentence, or you would have said it clearly. Don't find yourself excuses, just face the fact you were doing knots with your believes."

(while we're on the subject, the plural of belief is "beliefs", contrary to all reason)

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