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ciphergoth comments on What false beliefs have you held and why were you wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ciphergoth 17 October 2014 05:44:30AM 17 points [-]

You've just found that a major component of this debate was completely foreign to you. Now you've quickly decided that it's so silly you should make fun of it. Use the Try Harder, Luke.

Comment author: DanielLC 18 October 2014 12:21:16AM 2 points [-]

Most of the debate is foreign to me. I've heard general arguments, but I've never once bothered to look into the numbers. I am not ignorant of the debate because I was irrationally assuming no additional information exists. I am ignorant because I never felt the need to stop being ignorant.