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ChristianKl comments on Are Cognitive Biases Design Flaws? - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: DonaldMcIntyre 25 February 2015 09:02PM

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Comment author: ChristianKl 25 February 2015 10:02:53PM *  5 points [-]

The paragraph in question doesn't talk about a cognitive bias. It talks about how the feeling of a model not matching a story is too weak.


Evolution didn't design us. As such the phrase "design flaw" isn't meant to be taking 100% literally. For the purpose that Eliezer uses the word in that context being supoptimal for our times is enough.