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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, August 12-18, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 14 August 2013 04:06:59AM 0 points [-]

If you ask "Does it matter?" the answer is probably: Yes.

How you query yourself and when has effects. The effects are likely to be complicated and you are unlikely to fully aware of all of them. When it comes to polling it frequently happens that the way you ask a question has effects.