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“This is one of theprimary mechanisms whereby, if a fool says the sun is shining, we do notcorrectly discard this as irrelevant nonevidence, but rather find ourselvesimpelled to say that it must be dark outside.”

Quote by Eliezer Yudkowsky

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Eliezer Yudkowsky

Eliezer Yudkowsky is a writer known for his contributions to the fields of artificial intelligence and cognitive science, particularly in the areas of reinforcement learning and rationalist philosophy. more

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Book:Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two

Source: Hexed: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book Two

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Book:Political Economy

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