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torekp comments on Rationality Reading Group: Part G: Against Rationalization - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: torekp 15 August 2015 01:44:33PM 0 points [-]

This, and more. Statements don't come pre-labeled as premise or conclusion. All evidential relations are bidirectional. For example, if two statements are inconsistent, logic tells you not to accept both. But it doesn't tell you which one (s) to reject.