denis_bider2 comments on Rationality Quotes 15 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: denis_bider2 07 September 2008 04:33:35AM 0 points [-]

Ian C.: Objective superiority is undefined unless you specify "Superiority in terms of what?"

In the example you made, it appears as though you are using "superior" to mean "the one I like more" or "the one I think is worthy of praise" or "the one whose behavior should be encouraged".

Objectively, the lazy genius is, by definition, "superior" in terms of intelligence.