Litany of Tarski

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.

Since the Litany of Tarski is actually an infinite family of litanies, it can also be stated as:

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

• Litany of Gendlin

References

Overcoming Bias Articles

• The Meditation on Curiousity by Eliezer Yudkowsky

Less Wrong Articles

• Belief in Self-Deception by Eliezer Yudkowsky