Discussion article for the meetup : Dallas - Fort Worth Less Wrong Meetup 4/29/12
I apologize for the short notice. The Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex area desperately needs a Less Wrong meetup! Fun fact – it is the largest metro area in the US that does not have an active meetup group!
That said - I shall be sitting at America's Best Coffee [3751 Matlock Road, Arlington TX 76105] from 1 PM to 3 PM (at the very least) on Sundays starting Sunday April 29th. Come out and meet some DFW LessWrongers.
Leading isn't really my thing, but I realize that I can't wait around forever for someone else to get the ball rolling! I am really interested in improving my mind to behave more rationally, especially with respect to instrumental rationality. I've been a self-improvement junkie for a while (Starting Strength, Toastmasters, improv, and PUA for about a year now), but only recently discovered LessWrong. Some of the recent articles sparked me to write this post. I'm working my way through some of the core sequences, slowly but surely.
I'm looking forward to meeting you folks. Message me if you plan on going so we can trade contact info beforehand.
For me, Quine expresses the most accurate model of what knowledge is. You can read his full article, Two Dogmas of Empiricism, but it's a bit technical. A summary of the pertinent points can be found here: http://www.liquid-graphics.net/misc/files/Two Dogmas of Empiricism.docx
Thanks, Morpheo, for that link. For some reason the whole address didn't get underlined, but I think everyone can figure it out.