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Servant comments on Can we stop using the word "rationalism"? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Servant 21 March 2011 04:26:56AM *  0 points [-]

Throwing up numbers would just be pointless guessing for the sake of pointless guessing, but because of the tight-knit nature of the blog in question (meaning that people here tend to share the same ideas and values concerning rationality), I'd say that the chances of regression for the LessWrong community would be significantly lower than the chances of regression for two random individuals.

Comment author: Cyan 21 March 2011 03:54:38PM 0 points [-]

Throwing up numbers would just be pointless guessing for the sake of pointless guessing

If you do it systematically, picking odds and tracking them can help with your calilbration. Doing it in public helps because it puts a little bit of status on the line, which makes one care about getting it right.