Re: Changing ones mind

From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Mon Apr 07 2003 - 13:56:40 MDT

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    Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
    >
    > This would seem to relate closely to ExI principle 7:
    > "Rational Thinking" -- if one cannot think "rationally"
    > then how can one choose to "change" ones mind?

    Rationality is not a question of *how often* you change your mind, but a
    question of *when* you change your mind, how much, and for what reason. 

    -- 
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky                          http://singinst.org/
Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

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