komponisto comments on Is That Your True Rejection? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanielLC 17 April 2012 04:33:46PM 13 points [-]

If you had a PhD, maybe you'd be able to step outside the incestuous milieu of pop sci musings you find yourself trapped in.

That sounds like it's less "Once you get a Ph.D., I'll believe you," than "Once you get a Ph.D., you'll stop believing that."

Comment author: komponisto 17 April 2012 10:42:12PM 15 points [-]

Of course, those aren't so different: if I expect that getting a Ph. D would make one less likely to believe X, then believing X after getting a Ph.D is a stronger signal than simply believing X.