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Making Beliefs Pay Rent

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Saturday 10th August 2024
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm GMT
199 Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Posted on: 28th Jul 2024

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[-]duck_master1y10

(To organizer: Sorry for switching to "Can't Go" and back; I thought this was on the wrong day. I might be able to make this.)

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[-]duck_master1y10

Actually, not going at all. Scheduling conflict.

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"Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences)" is one of the most used lessons from Yudkowsky's Sequences.* First, we're going to go over the essay itself. Second, we're going to suggest beliefs we hold. Third, we're going to be specific about what experiences those believes cause us to anticipate.

Suggested reading: Making beliefs pay rent: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/7gRSERQZbqTuLX5re/p/a7n8GdKiAZRX86T5A
Belief in Belief: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/7gRSERQZbqTuLX5re/p/CqyJzDZWvGhhFJ7dY
Belief As Attire: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/7gRSERQZbqTuLX5re/p/nYkMLFpx77Rz3uo9c

*Citation: 2023 LessWrong Community Census