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| − | + | If the box contains a diamond,<br> | |
| − | + | I desire to believe that the box contains a diamond;<br> | |
| − | + | If 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. | ||
| + | |[http://lesswrong.com/lw/jz/the_meditation_on_curiosity/ The Meditation on Curiosity]}} | ||
| − | + | The '''Litany of [[Wikipedia:Alfred Tarski|Tarski]]''' is actually a litany template that can be stated about any fact. Here's another example: | |
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| − | + | :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== |
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| − | + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/jz/the_meditation_on_curiosity/ The Meditation on Curiosity] | |
| − | * [http:// | + | *[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. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | *[[Truth]] | ||
| + | *[[Litany of Gendlin]] | ||
| + | *[[Epistemic hygiene]] | ||
| + | *[[Rationalization]] | ||
| + | *[[Self-deception]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Positions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Techniques]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Litanies]] | ||
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.
