Crony Beliefs — new Melting Asphalt post on epistemic legitimacy vs. epistemic corruption http://www.meltingasphalt.com/crony-beliefs/
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Replying to @KevinSimler
you categorize them based on how they're rewarded, but I'd rather go by what process generated the belief
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Replying to @Grognor @KevinSimler
a belief with "no" pragmatic implications is meritorious if derived from principles and observations rather than social osmosis
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Replying to @Grognor
i see your point, but the problem is that "principles" and "observations" often bend to social incentives.
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Replying to @KevinSimler @Grognor
it *feels* like you're thinking meritoriously, but that's your crony brain playing tricks on you (cf. motivated reasoning etc).
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Replying to @KevinSimler
you'd be right if you said this to anyone else. don't underestimate me
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Replying to @Grognor
ha sorry, i was using "you" in the generic sense :P
10:24 AM - 18 Dec 2016
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