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Applied to Does the "ancient wisdom" argument have any validity? If a particular teaching or tradition is old, to what extent does this make it more trustworthy? by ProgramCrafter 3mo ago

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Applied to A Day into my thoughts! by PranayJairam 10mo ago

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Applied to Experiments as a Third Alternative by Adam Zerner 1y ago

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Applied to Critiquing Risks From Learned Optimization, and Avoiding Cached Theories by ProofBySonnet 2y ago

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Applied to Learned Blankness and Expectations of Solubility by brook 3y ago

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Applied to Notes on Forgiveness by David Gross 3y ago

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Applied to What data generated that thought? by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Examine your assumptions by Ruby 4y ago

Ruby v1.28.0Sep 21st 2020 GMT (-1) 2

Ruby v1.27.0Sep 21st 2020 GMT (+1/-117) 2

~~See also~~: ~~Groupthink~~, ~~Information cascade~~, ~~Status quo bias~~, ~~Semantic stopsign~~, ~~Separate magisteria~~, ~~Rationalist taboo~~

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Applied to My story / owning one's reasons by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Maps vs Buttons; Nerds vs Normies by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Fireplace Delusions [LINK] by Ruby 4y ago

Ruby v1.26.0Sep 21st 2020 GMT (-48) 2

How to Seem (and Be) Deep — Just find ways of violating cached expectations.
The Virtue of Narrowness and Original Seeing — One way to fight cached patterns of thought is to focus on precise concepts.
Cached Procrastination by ~~jimrandomh~~
Cached Selves by ~~Anna Salamon~~ ~~and~~ ~~Steve Rayhawk~~

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Applied to Philosophical Landmines by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Cassette Tape Thoughts by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Use curiosity by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Subagents, akrasia, and coherence in humans by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Learned Blankness by Ruby 4y ago

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Applied to Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain by Ruby 4y ago