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RowanE comments on Open thread, Dec. 1 - Dec. 7, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RowanE 02 December 2014 05:01:40PM -2 points [-]

Sometimes none, if the source of the evidence is biased and you're a mere human.

Comment author: Alsadius 02 December 2014 08:23:20PM 1 point [-]

There are unbiased sources of evidence now?

Comment author: Evan_Gaensbauer 03 December 2014 03:47:08AM 0 points [-]

Some sources of evidence are less biased than others. Some sources of evidence will contain biases which are more problematic than others for the problem at hand.

Comment author: Alsadius 03 December 2014 06:24:40AM 1 point [-]

Of course. But Rowan seemed to be arguing a much stronger claim.

Comment author: ChristianKl 03 December 2014 01:25:03PM -1 points [-]

That question doesn't have anything to do with the claim that you can make someone less informed by giving them biased evidence.