"The systematic experimental study of reproducible errors of……" — Eliezer Yudkowsky
"The systematic experimental study of reproducible errors of human reasoning, and what these errors reveal about underlying mental processes, is known as the heuristics and biases program in cognitive psychology. This program has made discoveries highly relevant to assessors of global catastrophic risks."
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67 Quotes by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Eliezer Yudkowsky has 67 quotes on this site.
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There is light in the world, and it is us!
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That which the truth nourishes should thrive.
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If the iron is hot, I desire to believe it is hot, and if it is cool, I desire to…
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Between hindsight bias, fake causality, positive bias, anchoring/priming, et cetera et cetera, and above all the dreaded confirmation bias, once…
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The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally…
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The police officer who puts their life on the line with no superpowers, no X-Ray vision, no super-strength, no ability…
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If people got hit on the head by a baseball bat every week, pretty soon they would invent reasons why…
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There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the…
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Science has heroes, but no gods. The great Names are not our superiors, or even our rivals, they are passed…
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You are personally responsible for becoming more ethical than the society you grew up in.
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Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think controls you more than thoughts…
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I ask the fundamental question of rationality: Why do you believe what you believe? What do you think you know…
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It's good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices.…
— Maya Angelou
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In general-like not just in fiction but in life-it doesn't work out well when someone imagines someone else as a…
— John Green
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If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will…
— Juan Manuel Santos
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Our digital experiences are out of body. This biases us toward depersonalised behaviour in an environment where one’s identity can…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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In using terms like patriarchy, hermeneutics, and sexual/textual, I do not wish to misrepresent the Qurn as a feminist text;…
— Unknown Author
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Most elected officials cling to their ideological biases, despite the real-world facts that disprove their theories time and again. Most…
— Lawrence Kudlow
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Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating empathy can we truly grow…
— Jennifer L. Knox
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People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with…
— Michael Lewis
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Ultimately, of course, you must decide for yourself whether the subjective psychological effects created by your evolved cognitive biases reflect…
— Jesse Bering
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What is terrible when you seek the truth, is that you find it. You find it, and then you are…
— Victor Serge
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We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to…
— Jane McGonigal
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In the search for character and commitment, we must rid ourselves of our inherited, even cherished biases and prejudices. Character,…
— J. Irwin Miller
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