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shminux comments on How do we learn from errors? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 25 May 2015 04:48:41AM 0 points [-]

I agree that LW tends to be heavily skewed toward reasoning over modeling, looking for counterexamples and other forms of testing. In fact, it's not uncommon to see "explaining away" as a reaction to counterarguments. "Clever arguer" is a common pitfall among people used to thinking of themselves as smart.