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Tenoke comments on Instrumental rationality/self help resources - Less Wrong Discussion

35 Post author: gothgirl420666 18 July 2013 02:58AM

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Comment author: Tenoke 19 July 2013 11:51:46AM -1 points [-]

It obviously is. If it is part of your utility function to value truth then seeking truths will be instrumentally rational. <- This is the special case.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 19 July 2013 01:00:20PM 4 points [-]

Sorry, this whole subthread has devolved into idiotic word games.