I’m not sure if this is exactly what he meant, but I can easily see benefits. If the goal is truth-seeking, false positives are as bad as false negatives and bias towards friends is as bad as bias against rivals.
It seems like a good idea not to treat two people having the same assessment of the evidence as further evidence. It’s sort of like a policy against groupthink.
I’m not sure if this is exactly what he meant, but I can easily see benefits. If the goal is truth-seeking, false positives are as bad as false negatives and bias towards friends is as bad as bias against rivals.
It seems like a good idea not to treat two people having the same assessment of the evidence as further evidence. It’s sort of like a policy against groupthink.