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lfghjkl comments on How could one (and should one) convert someone from pseudoscience? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: lfghjkl 06 October 2015 10:06:30AM 0 points [-]

LOL. Word inflation strikes again with a force of a million atomic bombs! X-)

Knowing About Biases Can Hurt People has already been linked in this thread here. It seems to be the steelman of tailcalled's position and I suggest you argue against it instead of trying to score cheap points by pointing out how tailcalled uses "wrong" words to express himself.

Comment author: Lumifer 06 October 2015 05:36:40PM *  2 points [-]

I am not much concerned about "wrong" words other than that it might generate misunderstanding and confusion, but it does seem to me that I and tailcalled have real (not definitional) differences and disagreements.

I suggest you argue against it.

I argue with live, present people. If you want to point out the many ways in which I'm wrong, jump in :-) But I am not going to argue with texts -- among other things, they don't answer back.