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> that kind of self-processed humility could be a really dangerous manipulation technique :) I just don't see that. "I believe these things are true, but I a
by JackFr 10y ago
> that kind of self-processed humility could be a really dangerous manipulation technique :)
I just don't see that.
"I believe these things are true, but I acknowledge that I am, like everyone else, subject to unconscious biases."
"Well, that's exactly what a hyper-manipulative sociopath would say"
- icebraining 10y agoLike I said, I don't think Russ Roberts is being manipulative, let alone an "hyper-manipulative sociopath". All I'm saying is that I find myself accepting his position more easily due to it being colored by my sympathy for his humility.
- travmatt 10y agoIntellectual honesty and humility is a good heuristic to look for if one is blindly assessing arguments. Even though there's a chance he could be dead wrong on a given topic, the fact that a person with those traits has arrived at a conclusion tends to suggest there's an honest case to be made for it. In other words, you could do worse than finding honest people and listening to them.
- Avshalom 10y agoWell it's one of those things... http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2016/06/21/in-doctors-we-trust-especially-when-they-admit-to-bias/ http://mediarelations.cornell.edu/2016/06/21/in-doctors-we-t... Disclosing bias makes you sound "more trustworthy" or something so people discount the bias.