Comment author: slicedtoad 07 July 2015 07:32:47PM 2 points [-]

Link to Orwell's paper is broken. New one: http://www.orwell.ru/library/essays/politics/english/e_polit/

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 14 December 2007 12:48:27AM 9 points [-]

An example of where not to apply this advice: There are so many different observations bearing on global warming, that if you try to check the evidence for yourself, you will be even more doomed than if you try to decide which authority to trust.

Comment author: slicedtoad 07 July 2015 07:14:37PM -1 points [-]

So, when trying to form an opinion or position on climate change, what is a rational approach?

As far as I can tell the experts don't agree and have all taken political positions (therefore irrational positions).

In response to Correspondence Bias
Comment author: slicedtoad 07 July 2015 06:16:29PM *  1 point [-]

The "overcomplicating the question" link is broken and I can't find the article on that site anymore. But this looks like the same one: http://www.yudkowsky.net/singularity/simplified/

And the next link is here, I think: http://www.yudkowsky.net/singularity/ai-risk/

In response to Say Not "Complexity"
Comment author: slicedtoad 06 July 2015 02:22:35PM *  3 points [-]

"Technical explanation of technical explanation" link is broken.

Here's a working one: http://www.yudkowsky.net/rational/technical/

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