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> The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who in time of crisis remain neutral. > > —Dante Alighieri, famous hell expert > > —John F. Kennedy, misquoter …

x Pretending to be Wise — LessWrong Fake Beliefs Signaling Social Status Rationality Frontpage 197 Pretending to be Wise by Eliezer Yudkowsky 19th Feb 2009 5 min read 78 197 The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who in time of crisis remain neutral. — Dante Alighieri, famous hell expert —John F. Kennedy, misquoter Belief is quantitative, and just as it is possible to make overconfident assertions relative to ones anticipations, it is possible to make under confident assertions relative to ones anticipations. One can wear the attire of uncertainty, or profess an agnosticism that isn’t

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