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This may be unfair. As (I think) the Slatestarcodex guy put it, rationalists are one of the few groups where "Chesterton's Fence"[1] is a sufficient two-word re
by dash2 6y ago
This may be unfair. As (I think) the Slatestarcodex guy put it, rationalists are one of the few groups where "Chesterton's Fence"[1] is a sufficient two-word rebuttal to many arguments.
[1] https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Chesterton%27s_Fence https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Chesterton%27s_Fence
- NateEag 6y agoIt may be unfair. Chesterton's Fence asserts that the reason for the fence can be clearly known, though. I'm saying there are limits to what we can truly know or understand as humans. I don't think the rationalist community as a whole really accepts that, at least not to the extent I do. Chesterton's Fence isn't really relevant to that proposition, I think.