No one makes the wrong decisions for reasons they think are wrong. The more clever the man, as the Nroni were fond of saying, the more apt he was to make a fool of himself. We all argue ourselves into our mistakes.
This is a good take, but I think I like the Feynman better (which I have to assume has appeared months and months ago):
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.”
From a different angle, there’s also the Heinlein: “Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.”
I guess we could just add most of the “Prince of Nothing” and the “The Aspect-Emperor” Series by Scott R. Bakker to the LessWrong quotes ;-)
By the way, is there a reading list that we can add them to?
The most recent reading list, as such, that I know of is XiXiDu’s, and it’s quite old (though still fairly comprehensive) and no longer being updated. Its fiction section is also fairly light. Your best bet might be adding a review in one of the monthly media threads, the most recent of which is here.
Scott R. Bakker, The White-Luck Warrior
This is a good take, but I think I like the Feynman better (which I have to assume has appeared months and months ago):
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.”
From a different angle, there’s also the Heinlein: “Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.”
I guess we could just add most of the “Prince of Nothing” and the “The Aspect-Emperor” Series by Scott R. Bakker to the LessWrong quotes ;-) By the way, is there a reading list that we can add them to?
The most recent reading list, as such, that I know of is XiXiDu’s, and it’s quite old (though still fairly comprehensive) and no longer being updated. Its fiction section is also fairly light. Your best bet might be adding a review in one of the monthly media threads, the most recent of which is here.