Trying to steelman arguments by talking to people you know in real life isnt a good method. You will find the best arguments in books and papers written by people who have acquired the rare skill of articulating intuitions.
Yes, that may be true, but that’s doesn’t address the question. A stronger version would be:
Say you have 10 sources who all claim high confidence in proposition A. The arguments produced seem completely bogus or incoherent to you. But perhaps they have strong intuitive or aesthetic reasons to claim A, which you cannot understand. Should you update in favor of A or not?
Trying to steelman arguments by talking to people you know in real life isnt a good method. You will find the best arguments in books and papers written by people who have acquired the rare skill of articulating intuitions.
Yes, that may be true, but that’s doesn’t address the question. A stronger version would be: