You're looking at Less Wrong's discussion board. This includes all posts, including those that haven't been promoted to the front page yet. For more information, see About Less Wrong.

Lumifer comments on What is the difference between rationality and intelligence? - Less Wrong Discussion

11 Post author: Wei_Dai 13 August 2014 11:19AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (51)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: Lumifer 13 August 2014 04:19:41PM *  5 points [-]

Rationality = having accurate beliefs and useful emotions

Not only. A large part of it is having a useful toolset and knowing which tools to apply when. Accurate beliefs are the result of epistemic rationality, but not the process itself.

Intelligence = the capacity to learn

Not only. I'd say it's mostly about the ability to process complex information rapidly and correctly. Smart people think fast and think clearly. Plus, a significant part of intelligence is how large/complicated a structure can you hold and manipulate in your mind.