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2ZctE comments on What is the difference between rationality and intelligence? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: 2ZctE 15 August 2014 04:53:47PM *  3 points [-]

I don't know if this analogy has been used before but how about: "Intelligence is firepower, rationality is aim." (And the information you have to draw from is ammunition maybe?)

You can draw parallels in terms of precision and consistency, systematically over/undershooting, and it works well with the expression "blowing your foot off"