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* [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/10/curiosity.html The Meditation on Curiousity] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | * [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/10/curiosity.html The Meditation on Curiousity] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
| − | * [http://lesswrong.com/lw/s/belief_in_selfdeception/ Belief in Self-Deception] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] - Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a [[belief in false belief]]. | + | * [http://lesswrong.com/lw/s/belief_in_selfdeception/ Belief in Self-Deception] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] - 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]]. |
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Revision as of 20:12, 27 May 2009
- 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 can be stated about any fact. Here's another example:
- If the sky is blue
- I desire to believe "the sky is blue"
- If the sky is not blue
- I desire to believe "the sky is not blue".
See also
Blog posts
- The Meditation on Curiousity by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- Belief in Self-Deception by Eliezer Yudkowsky - Deceiving yourself is harder than it seems. What looks like a successively adopted false belief may actually be just a belief in false belief.
