Re:Checklist of Rationality Habits
by MichaelGG on Saturday January 03, 2015 @12:56PM
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Fear of heights was developed without wire guided falls. It's irrational to be afraid of that vs say, being unafraid of taking a car ride.
It's exactly because we've got this corrupted evolved hardware that we must actively seek out all irrationality in our minds.
After all, things like availability bias were also developed for good reasons. No sense being afraid of tigers and not going into the forest for good if no one you know has ever seen a tiger. That's just as good heuristic as "be scared when going to high places".
It's exactly because we've got this corrupted evolved hardware that we must actively seek out all irrationality in our minds.
After all, things like availability bias were also developed for good reasons. No sense being afraid of tigers and not going into the forest for good if no one you know has ever seen a tiger. That's just as good heuristic as "be scared when going to high places".