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Bongo comments on Those who can't admit they're wrong - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Bongo 01 July 2011 07:23:59PM *  0 points [-]

Could it be that the whole business about causal factors is just a pretense to tell everyone about how virtuous you are in being ready to admit you're wrong and to commiserate about how most people aren't as virtous?

Comment author: Will_Newsome 01 July 2011 08:27:55PM 0 points [-]

Is the "you" in your comment singular? I can't tell. If so, I don't see how an answer to that question would be pragmatically discovered or particularly informative.

Comment author: Bongo 01 July 2011 11:15:24PM *  1 point [-]

Um, I guess it's the "you" and you use as an informal "one".