It's always jarring to be reminded of how much of our "knowledge" is simply absorbed consensus http://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/3/2/14750464/truth-facts-psychology-donald-trump-knowledge-science …
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Replying to @nbashaw
which is actually very cool. I mean clearly has overfitting problems. But is actually an tremendously important mechanism
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Replying to @kevinakwok
Oh definitely! Without that, we'd be capable of no more than any other animal
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But it also gives you a creepy feeling when you peel back the veneer of your "knowledge" and contemplate how little you know for yourself
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When Twitter bios include the disclaimer "Thoughts my own" I think "Wow, under that constraint I'd only tweet twice in a good year"
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