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Map and Territory QUOTES

Map and Territory QUOTES

1 " A society well-protected against minor hazards takes no action against major risks, "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

2 " we believe instinctively, but disbelief requires a conscious effort.2 "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

3 " Deliberately we decide that we want to seek only the truth; but our brains have hardwired support for rationalizing falsehoods. "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

4 " But experience has taught me that if you don’t know, and you guess, you’ll end up being wrong. "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

5 " Until then, he had not felt these extra details as extra burdens. Instead they were corroborative detail, lending verisimilitude to the narrative. "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

6 " A bias is an obstacle to our goal of obtaining truth, and thus in our way. "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

7 " Experimental psychologists use two gold standards: probability theory, and decision theory. "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory

8 " If you can lighten your burden you must do so. There is no straw that lacks the power to break your back. "

― Eliezer Yudkowsky , Map and Territory