What sort of standards for intellectual honesty make sense, given that:
There’s a large number of free variables in what information you present to people. You can be quite misleading while saying purely true information. “Not lying” doesn’t seem sufficient a norm.
It’s hard to build norms around complex behavior. Humans have an easier time following (and flagging violations of) bright lines, compared to more nuanced guidelines.
What sort of standards for intellectual honesty make sense, given that:
There’s a large number of free variables in what information you present to people. You can be quite misleading while saying purely true information. “Not lying” doesn’t seem sufficient a norm.
It’s hard to build norms around complex behavior. Humans have an easier time following (and flagging violations of) bright lines, compared to more nuanced guidelines.