timtyler comments on Beyond Smart and Stupid - Less Wrong Discussion
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Am sceptical - everyone makes mistakes - that's an important way of learning.
Surely everyone has at least one "mistake" anecdote, that's innocent enough to confess to - even if they mostly want to signal their flawlessness.
There are many instances of great rationalists who never admit to being wrong in one particular debate, even after being demonstrated convincingly to be wrong.
A much weaker thesis.
Perhaps don't be too hard on people for what they don't do.
Instead, treat each message you do receive as a blessing!