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Aug 24, 2017

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by Eliezer_Yudkowsky

An account of irrationality would be incomplete if it provided no theory about how rationality works—or if its “theory” only consisted of vague truisms, with no precise explanatory mechanism. This sequence asks why it’s useful to base one’s behavior on “rational” expectations, and what it feels like to do so.

Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences)

Thus begins the ancient parable: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? One says, "Yes it does, for it mak

A Fable of Science and Politics

In the time of the Roman Empire, civic life was divided between the Blue and Green factions. The Blues and the Greens murdered each other i

Belief in Belief

Followup to: Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences) Carl Sagan once told a parable of a man who comes to us and claims: "The

Pretending to be Wise

Followup to: Against Maturity "The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who in time of crisis remain neutral." -- Dante Al

Religion's Claim to be Non-Disprovable

The earliest account I know of a scientific experiment is, ironically, the story of Elijah and the priests of Baal. The people of Israel a

Professing and Cheering

I once attended a panel on the topic, "Are science and religion compatible?" One of the women on the panel, a pagan, held forth interminably

Belief as Attire

I have so far distinguished between belief as anticipation-controller, belief in belief, professing and cheering. Of these, we might call a

Applause Lights

Followup to: Semantic Stopsigns, We Don't Really Want Your Participation At the Singularity Summit 2007, one of the speakers called for d

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