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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Chris Dillow — Resisting asymmetric Bayesianism
Turns out that debate is often not rational. Because cognitive bias.
The problem is you can't be immune and rational and impartial unless you are sociopath and your brain doesn't work properly to make you interact with others nicely.
The problem is you can't be immune and rational and impartial unless you are sociopath and your brain doesn't work properly to make you interact with others nicely.
Good point. "Rational" is often taken as the standard of human, but rational doesn't imply humane. There's more to life than reason. Reason is a tool and therefore a means rather than an end.
The problem is you can't be immune and rational and impartial unless you are sociopath and your brain doesn't work properly to make you interact with others nicely.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is you can't be immune and rational and impartial unless you are sociopath and your brain doesn't work properly to make you interact with others nicely.
ReplyDeleteGood point. "Rational" is often taken as the standard of human, but rational doesn't imply humane. There's more to life than reason. Reason is a tool and therefore a means rather than an end.