Matt_Simpson comments on Rationality Quotes July 2011

Matt_Simpson 4 Jul 2011 18:33 UTC
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Funny, reading The Black Swan, Taleb struck me as someone who was trying to win an argument.

(Though he did have a point)
- Zvi 4 Jul 2011 23:45 UTC
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  I’m sorry. That was abuse.
  - Matt_Simpson 5 Jul 2011 3:18 UTC
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    Do you mean what Taleb did was abuse? (I’m confused)
    - tlholaday 6 Jul 2011 17:57 UTC
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      The “abuse” quip is a Monty Python reference: The Argument Clinic.
      - Matt_Simpson 6 Jul 2011 20:57 UTC
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        !
        
        That’s one of my favorite Monty Python sketches too. Drops head in shame