InquilineKea

Hi—I’m new here—some questions

IQ Scores Fail to Pre­dict Aca­demic Perfor­mance in Chil­dren With Autism

Ra­tion­al­ity and be­ing child-free

De­pres­sion and Rationality

In­di­vi­d­u­als an­gry with hu­man­ity as a pos­si­ble ex­is­ten­tial risk?

Where are other places to meet ra­tio­nal­ity-minded peo­ple?

Is it “bad” to make fun of peo­ple/​laugh at their weak­nesses?

How do you ac­cept oth­ers even when they’re so ir­ra­tional?

So­ciopa­thy and Rationality

The “map” and “ter­ri­tory” anal­ogy as it per­tains to po­ten­tially novel ter­ri­to­ries that peo­ple may not anticipate

The or­der of learn­ing things (gen­eral to spe­cific vs. spe­cific to gen­eral)

Is there a way to quan­tify the re­la­tion­ship be­tween Per­son1′s Map and Per­son2′s Map?

Why is con­sis­tency of­ten con­sid­ered to be an in­tel­lec­tual virtue?

Link: Edge: THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2011: “What Scien­tific Con­cept Would Im­prove Every­body’s Cog­ni­tive Toolkit? (edge.org)

Age, fluid in­tel­li­gence, and in­tel­li­gent posts

Mis­takes and Rationality

Do mee­tups re­ally have to go on the front page?

How would you re­spond to the Philpa­pers “What are your Philo­soph­i­cal Po­si­tions” Sur­vey?

When is it ever ra­tio­nal to en­ter a sweep­stakes where you may have a 1/​10,000 chance of win­ning?

Is there an op­ti­mal func­tion for be­lief cal­ibra­tion over time?