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Belief as attire

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A belief promoted by identification with a group or other signaling concerns, not by how well it reflects the territory. An improper belief.

Blog posts

  • Belief as Attire
  • Science as Attire
  • Guessing the Teacher's Password

External Links

  • Are Beliefs Like Clothes? by Robin Hanson

See also

  • Signaling
  • Making beliefs pay rent
  • Belief in belief
  • Improper belief
  • Applause light
  • Semantic stopsign
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