Rationalization

Applied to A "super-intelligence" unintended consequences "preserve life" scenario by Program Den at 11d

Applied to Asking for a name for a symptom of rationalization by Ruby at 25d

Applied to Slack matters more than any outcome by MalcolmOcean at 1mo

Applied to Understanding and avoiding value drift by TurnTrout at 5mo

Applied to Post hoc justifications as Compression Algorithm by Ruby at 7mo

Applied to The horror of what must, yet cannot, be true by Kaj_Sotala at 8mo

Applied to Ordinary People and Extraordinary Evil: A Report on the Beguilings of Evil by David Gross at 1y

Applied to The Fixed Sum Fallacy by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Richard Dawkins TV - Baloney Detection Kit video by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Replaying History by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to "Self-pretending" is not as useful as we think by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Persuasiveness vs Soundness by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Toxic Truth by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Proverbs and Cached Judgments: the Rolling Stone by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Rational Defense of Irrational Beliefs by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to Adversarial System Hats by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to The Mistake Script by [anonymous] at 2y

Applied to A Failed Just-So Story by [anonymous] at 2y