“Even if I had an objective proof that you don’t find it unpleasant when you stick your hand in a fire, I still think you’d pull your hand out at the first opportunity.” -- John K Clark
“So often when one level of delusion goes away, another one more subtle comes in its place.” -- Rational Buddhist
“Your denial of the importance of objectivity amounts to announcing your intention to lie to us. No-one should believe anything you say.” -- John McCarthy
“How exactly does one ‘alter reality’? If I eat an apple have I altered reality? Or maybe you mean to just give the appearance of altering reality.” -- JoeDad
“Promoting less than maximally accurate beliefs is an act of sabotage. Don’t do it to anyone unless you’d also slash their tires.” -- Black Belt Bayesian
Rationality Quotes 12
“Even if I had an objective proof that you don’t find it unpleasant when you stick your hand in a fire, I still think you’d pull your hand out at the first opportunity.”
-- John K Clark
“So often when one level of delusion goes away, another one more subtle comes in its place.”
-- Rational Buddhist
“Your denial of the importance of objectivity amounts to announcing your intention to lie to us. No-one should believe anything you say.”
-- John McCarthy
“How exactly does one ‘alter reality’? If I eat an apple have I altered reality? Or maybe you mean to just give the appearance of altering reality.”
-- JoeDad
“Promoting less than maximally accurate beliefs is an act of sabotage. Don’t do it to anyone unless you’d also slash their tires.”
-- Black Belt Bayesian