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Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes

If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge Picture Quote #1

Rationality is the master lifehack which distinguishes which other lifehacks to use Picture Quote #1

That which the truth nourishes should thrive Picture Quote #1

There is light in the world, and it is us! Picture Quote #1

There were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms Picture Quote #1

To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance Picture Quote #1

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The purpose of a moral philosophy is not to look delightfully strange and counterintuitive or to provide employment to bioethicists. The purpose is to guide our choices toward life, health, beauty, happiness, fun, laughter, challenge, and learning Picture Quote #1

I’m lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that’s all I’m about! Picture Quote #1

When you are older, you will learn that the first and foremost thing which any ordinary person does is nothing Picture Quote #1

Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge Picture Quote #1

Between hindsight bias, fake causality, positive bias, anchoring/priming, et cetera et cetera, and above all the dreaded confirmation bias, once an idea gets into your head, it’s probably going to stay there Picture Quote #1

If people got hit on the head by a baseball bat every week, pretty soon they would invent reasons why getting hit on the head with a baseball bat was a good thing Picture Quote #1

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The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge Picture Quote #1

There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model Picture Quote #1

If cryonics were a scam it would have far better marketing and be far more popular Picture Quote #1

Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like you’ve seen everything and know better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up Picture Quote #1

Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them Picture Quote #1

Existential depression has always annoyed me; it is one of the world’s most pointless forms of suffering Picture Quote #1

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I see little hope for democracy as an effective form of government, but I admire the poetry of how it makes its victims complicit in their own destruction Picture Quote #1

Every mystery ever solved had been a puzzle from the dawn of the human species right up until someone solved it Picture Quote #1

The people I know who seem to make unusual efforts at rationality, are unusually honest, or, failing that, at least have unusually bad social skills Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised Picture Quote #1

If the iron is hot, I desire to believe it is hot, and if it is cool, I desire to believe it is cool Picture Quote #1

Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think controls you more than thoughts you speak aloud. Submit yourself to ordeals and test yourself in fire. Relinquish the emotion which rests upon a mistaken belief, and seek to feel fully that emotion which fits the facts Picture Quote #1

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I ask the fundamental question of rationality: Why do you believe what you believe? What do you think you know and how do you think you know it? Picture Quote #1

If you don’t sign up your kids for cryonics then you are a lousy parent Picture Quote #1

Singularitarians are the munchkins of the real world. We just ignore all the usual dungeons and head straight for the cycle of infinite wish spells Picture Quote #1

Intelligence is the source of technology. If we can use technology to improve intelligence, that closes the loop and potentially creates a positive feedback cycle Picture Quote #1

To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty Picture Quote #1

When you think of intelligence, don’t think of a college professor; think of human beings as opposed to chimpanzees. If you don’t have human intelligence, you’re not even in the game Picture Quote #1

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If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Rationality is the master lifehack which distinguishes which other lifehacks to use (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) That which the truth nourishes should thrive (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) There is light in the world, and it is us! (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) There were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) The purpose of a moral philosophy is not to look delightfully strange and counterintuitive or to provide employment to bioethicists. The purpose is to guide our choices toward life, health, beauty, happiness, fun, laughter, challenge, and learning (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) I’m lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that’s all I’m about! (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) When you are older, you will learn that the first and foremost thing which any ordinary person does is nothing (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Between hindsight bias, fake causality, positive bias, anchoring/priming, et cetera et cetera, and above all the dreaded confirmation bias, once an idea gets into your head, it’s probably going to stay there (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) If people got hit on the head by a baseball bat every week, pretty soon they would invent reasons why getting hit on the head with a baseball bat was a good thing (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) The strength of a theory is not what it allows, but what it prohibits; if you can invent an equally persuasive explanation for any outcome, you have zero knowledge (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) If cryonics were a scam it would have far better marketing and be far more popular (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like you’ve seen everything and know better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Existential depression has always annoyed me; it is one of the world’s most pointless forms of suffering (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) I see little hope for democracy as an effective form of government, but I admire the poetry of how it makes its victims complicit in their own destruction (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Every mystery ever solved had been a puzzle from the dawn of the human species right up until someone solved it (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) The people I know who seem to make unusual efforts at rationality, are unusually honest, or, failing that, at least have unusually bad social skills (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) I don’t want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) If the iron is hot, I desire to believe it is hot, and if it is cool, I desire to believe it is cool (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think controls you more than thoughts you speak aloud. Submit yourself to ordeals and test yourself in fire. Relinquish the emotion which rests upon a mistaken belief, and seek to feel fully that emotion which fits the facts (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) I ask the fundamental question of rationality: Why do you believe what you believe? What do you think you know and how do you think you know it? (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) If you don’t sign up your kids for cryonics then you are a lousy parent (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Singularitarians are the munchkins of the real world. We just ignore all the usual dungeons and head straight for the cycle of infinite wish spells (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) Intelligence is the source of technology. If we can use technology to improve intelligence, that closes the loop and potentially creates a positive feedback cycle (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes) When you think of intelligence, don’t think of a college professor; think of human beings as opposed to chimpanzees. If you don’t have human intelligence, you’re not even in the game (Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes)

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