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TagLast edit: 24 Nov 2021 4:51 UTC by Multicore

Rationality Quotes was a series of posts and threads on Overcoming Bias and Less Wrong, where users would post quotes that had some connection to rationality or other popular Less Wrong discussion topics.

It started as a series of posts by Eliezer Yudkowsky on Overcoming Bias, posting from his files of collected quotes on days when he didn’t have a normal post ready. When Less Wrong was created, there was a new Rationality Quotes thread each month, where all users could post quotes.

Rationality Quotes threads got fewer and fewer comments during the 2015-2017 Less Wrong decline, and the last thread was for April-June 2017.

See also: Open Threads, History of Rationality, Humor

Cal­ibra­tion proverbs

Malmesbury11 Jan 2022 5:11 UTC
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Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes, 2014 Edition

DanielVarga27 Feb 2015 22:43 UTC
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Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes, 2012 Edition

DanielVarga26 Jan 2013 3:03 UTC
46 points
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Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes, 2011 Edition

DanielVarga28 Dec 2011 5:32 UTC
39 points
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Some ra­tio­nal­ity tweets

Peter_de_Blanc30 Dec 2010 7:14 UTC
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Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 2009/​2010

DanielVarga18 Dec 2010 21:36 UTC
32 points
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Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes, 2013 Edition

DanielVarga31 Jan 2014 21:35 UTC
41 points
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Book Re­view: Churchill and Orwell

Sammy Martin9 Oct 2021 19:01 UTC
47 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—Fall 2024

Screwtape10 Oct 2024 18:37 UTC
75 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 9

Eliezer Yudkowsky27 Jan 2008 18:00 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 10

Eliezer Yudkowsky3 Mar 2008 5:48 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 11

Eliezer Yudkowsky4 Mar 2008 5:48 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 12

Eliezer Yudkowsky1 Sep 2008 20:00 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 13

Eliezer Yudkowsky2 Sep 2008 16:00 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 14

Eliezer Yudkowsky5 Sep 2008 20:16 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 15

Eliezer Yudkowsky6 Sep 2008 18:53 UTC
8 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 16

Eliezer Yudkowsky8 Sep 2008 3:36 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 17

Eliezer Yudkowsky11 Sep 2008 3:29 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 18

Eliezer Yudkowsky3 Oct 2008 12:39 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 19

Eliezer Yudkowsky12 Oct 2008 20:10 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 20

Eliezer Yudkowsky22 Dec 2008 22:05 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 21

Eliezer Yudkowsky6 Jan 2009 2:45 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 22

Eliezer Yudkowsky7 Jan 2009 12:00 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 23

Eliezer Yudkowsky10 Jan 2009 0:12 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 24

Eliezer Yudkowsky24 Jan 2009 4:59 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 25

Eliezer Yudkowsky28 Jan 2009 8:39 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 26

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Feb 2009 16:14 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 27

Eliezer Yudkowsky22 Feb 2009 1:55 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—April 2009

Eliezer Yudkowsky18 Apr 2009 1:26 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: Oc­to­ber 2009

Eliezer Yudkowsky22 Oct 2009 16:06 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—July 2009

SilasBarta2 Jul 2009 18:35 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Novem­ber 2009

Eliezer Yudkowsky29 Nov 2009 23:36 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—June 2009

pjeby14 Jun 2009 22:00 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—Au­gust 2009

Vladimir_Nesov6 Aug 2009 1:58 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes—May 2009

Kaj_Sotala19 May 2009 19:30 UTC
9 points
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LW/​OB Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—Au­gust 2009

Rune6 Aug 2009 13:35 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—Septem­ber 2009

thomblake1 Sep 2009 15:06 UTC
4 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: De­cem­ber 2010

Tiiba3 Dec 2010 3:23 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: Novem­ber 2010

jaimeastorga20002 Nov 2010 20:41 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: Au­gust 2010

Cyan3 Aug 2010 0:16 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: April 2010

wnoise1 Apr 2010 20:41 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: Oc­to­ber 2010

Morendil5 Oct 2010 11:38 UTC
8 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: Septem­ber 2010

Morendil1 Sep 2010 6:53 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: July 2010

komponisto1 Jul 2010 21:24 UTC
8 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: June 2010

Morendil1 Jun 2010 18:07 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: May 2010

ata1 May 2010 5:48 UTC
8 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: March 2010

Morendil1 Mar 2010 10:26 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Jan­uary 2010

Zack_M_Davis7 Jan 2010 9:36 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: Fe­bru­ary 2010

wedrifid1 Feb 2010 6:39 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: Fe­bru­ary 2011

gwern1 Feb 2011 17:46 UTC
21 points
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LW/​OB Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes, June 2011

David_Gerard3 Jun 2011 16:32 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Septem­ber 2011

dvasya2 Sep 2011 7:38 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Novem­ber 2011

Jayson_Virissimo1 Nov 2011 18:28 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: April 2011

benelliott4 Apr 2011 9:55 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: March 2011

Alexandros2 Mar 2011 11:14 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes De­cem­ber 2011

Jayson_Virissimo2 Dec 2011 6:01 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: June 2011

Oscar_Cunningham1 Jun 2011 8:17 UTC
5 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Oc­to­ber 2011

MinibearRex3 Oct 2011 6:41 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Au­gust 2011

dvasya2 Aug 2011 20:24 UTC
4 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: May 2011

CronoDAS2 May 2011 2:33 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes July 2011

Normal_Anomaly3 Jul 2011 6:41 UTC
5 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: Jan­uary 2011

wedrifid3 Jan 2011 5:24 UTC
4 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes: May 2011

DSimon4 May 2011 16:13 UTC
3 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Oc­to­ber 2012

MBlume2 Oct 2012 18:50 UTC
16 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes Jan­uary 2012

Thomas1 Jan 2012 10:28 UTC
11 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Septem­ber 2012

Jayson_Virissimo3 Sep 2012 5:18 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Novem­ber 2012

[deleted]6 Nov 2012 22:38 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Au­gust 2012

Alejandro13 Aug 2012 15:33 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes May 2012

OpenThreadGuy1 May 2012 23:37 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Fe­bru­ary 2012

[deleted]1 Feb 2012 21:03 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes De­cem­ber 2012

Thomas3 Dec 2012 2:33 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes June 2012

OpenThreadGuy2 Jun 2012 17:14 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes April 2012

Oscar_Cunningham3 Apr 2012 0:42 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes March 2012

Thomas3 Mar 2012 8:04 UTC
5 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes July 2012

RobertLumley4 Jul 2012 0:29 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes May 2012

Jayson_Virissimo1 May 2012 7:44 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes March 2013

Jayson_Virissimo2 Mar 2013 10:45 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes De­cem­ber 2013

Cyan17 Dec 2013 20:43 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Oc­to­ber 2013

A1987dM5 Oct 2013 21:02 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Au­gust 2013

Vaniver2 Aug 2013 20:59 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes May 2013

katydee3 May 2013 20:02 UTC
11 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes April 2013

Vaniver8 Apr 2013 2:00 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Jan­uary 2013

katydee2 Jan 2013 17:23 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes July 2013

Vaniver2 Jul 2013 16:21 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Septem­ber 2013

Vaniver4 Sep 2013 5:02 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Novem­ber 2013

MalcolmOcean2 Nov 2013 20:35 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes June 2013

Thomas3 Jun 2013 3:08 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Fe­bru­ary 2013

arundelo5 Feb 2013 22:20 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes June 2014

Tyrrell_McAllister1 Jun 2014 20:32 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes from peo­ple as­so­ci­ated with LessWrong

ChristianKl29 Jul 2013 13:19 UTC
36 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Septem­ber 2014

jaime20003 Sep 2014 21:36 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes July 2014

VAuroch6 Jul 2014 6:51 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Novem­ber 2014

elharo7 Nov 2014 19:07 UTC
12 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Au­gust 2014

RolfAndreassen4 Aug 2014 3:12 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes April 2014

elharo7 Apr 2014 17:25 UTC
15 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes De­cem­ber 2014

Salemicus3 Dec 2014 22:33 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Jan­uary 2014

Mestroyer4 Jan 2014 19:39 UTC
11 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Fe­bru­ary 2014

A1987dM2 Feb 2014 13:35 UTC
11 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Oc­to­ber 2014

Tyrrell_McAllister1 Oct 2014 23:02 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes May 2014

elharo1 May 2014 9:45 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes March 2014

MalcolmOcean1 Mar 2014 15:34 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Jan­uary 2015

Gondolinian1 Jan 2015 2:23 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread May 2015

Vaniver1 May 2015 14:31 UTC
15 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread March 2015

Vaniver2 Mar 2015 23:38 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread June 2015

Gondolinian31 May 2015 2:12 UTC
10 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Fe­bru­ary 2015

Vaniver1 Feb 2015 15:53 UTC
7 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Au­gust 2015

Sabiola3 Aug 2015 9:50 UTC
9 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread De­cem­ber 2015

elharo2 Dec 2015 11:28 UTC
8 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Novem­ber 2015

elharo2 Nov 2015 12:30 UTC
11 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread July 2015

elharo1 Jul 2015 11:04 UTC
8 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Oc­to­ber 2015

elharo3 Oct 2015 13:23 UTC
6 points
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes May 2016

Sabiola6 May 2016 15:15 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Au­gust 2016

Sabiola1 Aug 2016 9:32 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes June 2016

Sabiola3 Jun 2016 7:51 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes July 2016

Sabiola1 Jul 2016 9:02 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes April 2016

Sabiola6 Apr 2016 7:01 UTC
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Ir­ra­tional­ity Quotes Au­gust 2016

PhilGoetz1 Aug 2016 19:12 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Fe­bru­ary 2016

elharo2 Feb 2016 18:17 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Jan­uary 2016

elharo1 Jan 2016 16:00 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Septem­ber–De­cem­ber 2016

Sabiola2 Sep 2016 6:44 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Jan­uary—March 2017

Sabiola2 Jan 2017 10:48 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes April—June 2017

Sabiola1 Apr 2017 9:06 UTC
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Largest open col­lec­tion quotes about AI

teradimich12 Jul 2019 17:18 UTC
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(drive.google.com)

Pro­posal: Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread With At­tri­bu­tions in rot13

lessdazed2 Sep 2011 13:38 UTC
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Anti-ra­tio­nal­ity quotes

PhilGoetz17 Apr 2009 17:55 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Thread Septem­ber 2015

elharo2 Sep 2015 9:25 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 1

Eliezer Yudkowsky16 Jan 2008 7:41 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 2

Eliezer Yudkowsky16 Jan 2008 23:47 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 3

Eliezer Yudkowsky18 Jan 2008 2:20 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 4

Eliezer Yudkowsky20 Jan 2008 17:00 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 5

Eliezer Yudkowsky23 Jan 2008 18:00 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 6

Eliezer Yudkowsky24 Jan 2008 18:00 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 7

Eliezer Yudkowsky25 Jan 2008 18:00 UTC
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Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 8

Eliezer Yudkowsky26 Jan 2008 18:00 UTC
11 points
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