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AspiringRationalist comments on [SEQ RERUN] ...What's a bias, again? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: AspiringRationalist 21 June 2012 06:46:34AM 0 points [-]

If a particular impediment to accurate belief is a bias, what actionable consequences does that have relative to it not being a bias? EY seems to hint at biases being more difficult to correct than other impediments, and intuitively that makes sense, but is the actual approach any different?

Comment author: Navanen 18 December 2012 05:11:27AM 0 points [-]

I second this question.