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Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Q: What has Rationality Done for You? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 April 2011 12:54:38PM 4 points [-]

Depression is partly about not being able to resist (or even being attracted to) ideas which cause damage.

This sounds very true and important.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 April 2011 12:57:38PM 4 points [-]

As far as I can tell, a great deal of thinking is the result of wanting thoughts which match a pre-existing emotional state.

Thoughts do influence emotions, but less reliably.

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