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Qiaochu_Yuan comments on How to offend a rationalist (who hasn't thought about it yet): a life lesson - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 06 February 2013 06:04:01PM *  1 point [-]

How do you know that? Seems like an argument you have invented on the spot to justify your entrenched position.

Agreed. Many people can act effectively starting from what might be regarded as inconsistent belief systems by compartmentalizing (e.g. religious scientists). There is also an underlying assumption in the post that beliefs are logical statements with truth values that is questionable. Many beliefs are probably "not even wrong."

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