In response to comment by ciphergoth on Where are we?
Comment author: CronoDAS 03 April 2009 01:10:20AM 1 point [-]

Post in this thread if you live within what you consider easy driving distance from New York City.

In response to comment by CronoDAS on Where are we?
Comment author: crazypaki 03 April 2009 08:20:06AM 1 point [-]

ay, North Kersey for me and I am in the city 3-4 days a week

Comment author: tim 27 February 2009 08:32:44PM *  25 points [-]

"the map is not the territory" has stuck in my mind as one of the over-arching principles of rationality. it reinforces the concept of self-doubt, implies one should work to make their map conform more closely to the territory, and is invaluable when one believes to have hit a cognitive wall. there are no walls, just the ones drawn on your map.

the post, "mysterious answers to mysterious questions" is my favorite post that dealt with this topic, though it has been reiterated (and rightly so) over a multitude of postings.

link: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/mysterious-answ.html

Comment author: crazypaki 27 February 2009 10:55:03PM 2 points [-]

I second Tim's post. Mysterious Answers and the "map vs territory" analogy have had a huge influence on my thinking