On 2/15/2014 5:17 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
And Sam Harris, in his reply to Dan Dennett in their recent debate on free will,
remarks that he's ".. begun to doubt whether any smart person retains the ability to
change his mind".
I have another theory of intelligence, which is that kids are intelligent (= can change
their mind and learn), and adults are stupid (= can no more change their minds).
The best defense against becoming stuck with a wrong opinion is don't make up your mind in
the first place. However, this means accepting the burden of acting under uncertainty.
Brent
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