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ChristianKl comments on Open thread, Nov. 10 - Nov. 16, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 15 November 2014 04:12:06PM 0 points [-]

That assumes the goal of discussion is to reconcile views. If I meet someone who thinks radically different from myself that's for me an interesting opportunity to understand a new perspective.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 20 November 2014 02:37:43PM -1 points [-]

Do you set apart a specific mix of circumstances for the pursuit of Aumann agreement?

Comment author: ChristianKl 20 November 2014 03:01:35PM 1 point [-]

Agreement is seldom a goal for me in intellectual discussion. The goal is rather to learn something new or to let the person I'm discovering with learn something new. It's about exploration of ideas.