It is tempting but false to regard adopting someone else’s beliefs as a favor to them, and rationality as a matter of fairness, of equal compromise. Therefore it is written “Do not believe you do others a favor if you accept their arguments; the favour is to you.” -- Eliezer Yudkowsky
It is tempting but false to regard adopting someone else’s beliefs as a favor to them, and rationality as a matter of fairness, of equal compromise. Therefore it is written “Do not believe you do others a favor if you accept their arguments; the favour is to you.” -- Eliezer Yudkowsky