Actually, it just sounds like when we’re unhappy, we’re more likely to be willing to revise our theories. It doesn’t say anything about the rationality of the theories we used before, or the ones we’re about to have.
Well, I suppose you could say it means the previous theories didn’t produce a good result, but that’s not necessarily correlated with the rationality of the theories. If a theory doesn’t work the first time you try it, it doesn’t necessarily make it wrong.
In any event, the person using “true” rationality will have fewer occasions of unhappiness over the long haul, since they will not have as many “opportunities” to revise their theories, due to low correlation with relevant realities.
(Of course, I happen to think that If you’ll really be happier over the course of your life believing something false, then great, go for it. I just also believe that the probability of that actually being the case is very low… especially when compared to the greater pain of discovering the falsehood later.)
Actually, it just sounds like when we’re unhappy, we’re more likely to be willing to revise our theories. It doesn’t say anything about the rationality of the theories we used before, or the ones we’re about to have.
Well, I suppose you could say it means the previous theories didn’t produce a good result, but that’s not necessarily correlated with the rationality of the theories. If a theory doesn’t work the first time you try it, it doesn’t necessarily make it wrong.
In any event, the person using “true” rationality will have fewer occasions of unhappiness over the long haul, since they will not have as many “opportunities” to revise their theories, due to low correlation with relevant realities.
(Of course, I happen to think that If you’ll really be happier over the course of your life believing something false, then great, go for it. I just also believe that the probability of that actually being the case is very low… especially when compared to the greater pain of discovering the falsehood later.)