Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 23, 2017Social proof is generally a worse mechanism for truth seeking than material proof, but humans are generally much better at working with it5517
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @artlustLoosely, where you judge the person's honesty/competence at individual and group level rather than the merits of their argument3:04 PM · Jun 23, 20171 Like
Stefano@StefanoZorzi·Jun 23, 2017Replying to @vgr and @artlustYes, similar to what I was thinking with that attempt at a 2by211
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 23, 2017Replying to @StefanoZorzi and @artlustWhat 2x2? You'll have to remind me2
seema rao@artlust·Jun 23, 2017Replying to @vgrAgreed then. Emotionalism/ irrational through over Rationalism/ critical reasoning. Emotions often override ideas.