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Dr_Manhattan comments on [SEQ RERUN] The Martial Art of Rationality - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 22 April 2011 01:54:20PM 0 points [-]

Your belief is a fact about your brain, which is not always in good alignment with your values (even though it really tries).

But where do values reside? How do you know that your belief did not correspond to your values?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 22 April 2011 08:22:27PM 1 point [-]

Where does truth about arithmetic reside? How can you ever find out that you've miscalculated something? Apply similar principles to moral questions.

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