Here's another installment of rationality quotes. The usual rules apply:
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More from Scott Aaronson:
Replying to a many-world-like question
While the linked to blog post discussion is somewhat interesting it seems misleading to call it a 'many-world-like question'. In trying to extract the 'rationalist moral' from the link perhaps the best quote that I can extract is the preceding sentence:
At a stretch the 'rationalist moral' could be the general principle 'Don't make logical errors just because infinity confuses you'. (I'd certainly endorse that as an often neglected insight!)