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I desire to believe that the box does not contain a diamond;<br> | I desire to believe that the box does not contain a diamond;<br> | ||
Let me not become attached to beliefs I may not want. | Let me not become attached to beliefs I may not want. | ||
| − | + | |[http://lesswrong.com/lw/jz/the_meditation_on_curiosity/ The Meditation on Curiosity]}} | |
| − | The '''Litany of Tarski''' is actually a | + | The '''Litany of [[Wikipedia:Alfred Tarski|Tarski]]''' is actually a litany template that can be stated about any fact. Here's another example: |
:If the sky is blue | :If the sky is blue | ||
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:If the sky is not blue | :If the sky is not blue | ||
::I desire to believe that the sky is not blue. | ::I desire to believe that the sky is not blue. | ||
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| + | ==Blog posts== | ||
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| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/jz/the_meditation_on_curiosity/ The Meditation on Curiosity] | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/go/why_truth_and/ Why truth? And...] — You have an instrumental motive to care about the truth of your ''beliefs about'' anything you care about. | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/s/belief_in_selfdeception/ Belief in Self-Deception] — Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a [[belief in belief|belief in false belief]]. | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/js/the_bottom_line/ The Bottom Line] | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/jw/a_rational_argument/ A Rational Argument] | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/39/tarski_statements_as_rationalist_exercise/ Tarski Statements as Rationalist Exercise] by [[Vladimir Nesov]] | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/gt/a_fable_of_science_and_politics/ A Fable of Science and Politics] -- characters discover the color of the sky, with political implications. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Truth]] | *[[Truth]] | ||
*[[Litany of Gendlin]] | *[[Litany of Gendlin]] | ||
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| + | *[[Rationalization]] | ||
*[[Self-deception]] | *[[Self-deception]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 26 December 2019
If the box contains a diamond,
I desire to believe that the box contains a diamond;
If the box does not contain a diamond,
I desire to believe that the box does not contain a diamond;
Let me not become attached to beliefs I may not want.
The Litany of Tarski is actually a litany template that can be stated about any fact. Here's another example:
- If the sky is blue
- I desire to believe that the sky is blue
- If the sky is not blue
- I desire to believe that the sky is not blue.
Blog posts
- The Meditation on Curiosity
- Why truth? And... — You have an instrumental motive to care about the truth of your beliefs about anything you care about.
- Belief in Self-Deception — Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a belief in false belief.
- The Bottom Line
- A Rational Argument
- Tarski Statements as Rationalist Exercise by Vladimir Nesov
- A Fable of Science and Politics -- characters discover the color of the sky, with political implications.
