Aumann’s Agreement Theorem was proved more than twenty years after Asch’s experiments, but it only formalizes and strengthens an intuitively obvious point—other people’s beliefs are often legitimate evidence.
No, other people’s beliefs are often treated as evidence, and very powerful evidence at that.
Belief is not suitable as any kind of evidence when more-direct evidence is available, yet people tend to reject direct evidence in order to conform with the beliefs of others.
The human goal usually isn’t to produce justified predictions of likelihood, but to ingratiate ourselves with others in our social group.
No, other people’s beliefs are often treated as evidence, and very powerful evidence at that.
Belief is not suitable as any kind of evidence when more-direct evidence is available, yet people tend to reject direct evidence in order to conform with the beliefs of others.
The human goal usually isn’t to produce justified predictions of likelihood, but to ingratiate ourselves with others in our social group.
What are you attempting to do, Eliezer?
Isn’t this exactly what was said in Hug The Query? I’m not sure I understand why you were down voted.
“Belief is not suitable as any kind of evidence when more-direct evidence is available …” is more like ‘You Can Only Ever Hug The Query By Yourself’.
Caledonian was a well-known LW troll who would frequently make vague, unreadable, critical, somewhat hostile remarks.
So it’s guilt by association.
I’d call it ad hominem