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Epistemology
Truth, Semantics, & Meaning
Map and Territory
Calibration
Mind Projection Fallacy
Humility
Games (posts describing)
Reductionism
Aumann's Agreement Theorem
Modest Epistemology
Underconfidence
The Problem of the Criterion
171 posts
Philosophy
Religion
Futurism
Confirmation Bias
Priors
Cognitive Science
Absurdity Heuristic
Aversion
Hindsight Bias
Addiction
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Proof as mere strong evidence
adamShimi
6d
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AI takeover tabletop RPG: "The Treacherous Turn"
Daniel Kokotajlo
20d
3
19
Science and Math
lsusr
23d
6
101
I only believe in the paranormal
Malmesbury
7mo
9
156
Use Normal Predictions
Jan Christian Refsgaard
11mo
69
15
Do we have the right kind of math for roles, goals and meaning?
mrcbarbier
1mo
1
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How I Formed My Own Views About AI Safety
Neel Nanda
9mo
6
12
When should you defer to expertise? A useful heuristic (Crosspost from EA forum)
Noosphere89
2mo
3
12
Contingency is not arbitrary
Gordon Seidoh Worley
2mo
0
122
Irrational Modesty
Tomás B.
1y
7
145
My research methodology
paulfchristiano
1y
36
9
Crossword puzzle: LessWrong Halloween 2022
jchan
2mo
11
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ELK Thought Dump
abramdemski
9mo
18
5
A basic lexicon of telic concepts
mrcbarbier
1mo
0
15
Questions about AI that bother me
Eleni Angelou
9d
2
15
Syncretism
Annapurna
1mo
4
143
What will 2040 probably look like assuming no singularity?
Daniel Kokotajlo
1y
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There is essentially one best-validated theory of cognition.
abramdemski
1y
34
149
Trapped Priors As A Basic Problem Of Rationality
Scott Alexander
1y
29
25
Solstice Movie Review: Summer Wars
JohnBuridan
6mo
6
27
The Burden of Worldbuilding
lsusr
6mo
12
33
A paradox of existence
Chris van Merwijk
8mo
27
35
Seeking models of LW’s aversion to religion
Visible_Ignorance
10mo
52
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Situating LessWrong in contemporary philosophy: An interview with Jon Livengood
Suspended Reason
2y
21
71
[Lecture Club] Awakening from the Meaning Crisis
Vaniver
1y
186
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For me the Christianity deal-breaker was meekness
tcelferact
1y
11
36
Book Review: Philosophical Investigations by Wittgenstein
Chris_Leong
1y
12
38
Truth + Reason = The True Religion?
David Gross
1y
2