Fred Foldvary wrote:
> They have been theorizing and testing about cognition, but it is not clear
> why it is labelled "rationality".
Their usage is consistent with any dictionary.
> > ... In fact, if you know you are vain then
> > rationally speaking you should adjust your beliefs in a more self-
> > critical direction to compensate.
>
> But many persons do not realize the extent of their vanity, and thus they
> suffer from bad data.
And what about the people who DO realize the extent of their vanity, but
don't adjust their beliefs? Are they irrational or not?
> > ... essentially the beliefs that are false
> > not from lack of data, but because the available data has been
> > improperly processed.
>
> What does "improperly processed" mean?
Failing to follow Bayesian rules of inference, for starters.
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Prof. Bryan Caplan
Department of Economics George Mason University
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