Reading Group Meeting 10/8

[Peter Wallis]

Hey everyone,

The reading group will once again meet at the Harold Washington Library (400 S State St.) from 1:30 to 3:30 PM, on Sunday.

This time we’ll be in the in the 6th floor north study room.

This week’s readings:

• https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2015/05/07/divisions-within-the-lw-sphere/
  
• http://www.spencergreenberg.com/2014/01/convincing-your-future-self/#.WdAHNbg9bTQ
  
• http://lesswrong.com/lw/ng/words_as_hidden_inferences/
  
• https://i.imgur.com/GVM38oZ.jpg
  

See you there!

Peter

[conor.hartin]

I referenced Robin Hanson's post on the extent to which you should agree with the younger version of yourself. I misremembered it somewhat, because while he did grant that on average the younger version of you should defer more to the older than the reverse, he emphasized Aumann's agreement theorem and how you should treat your younger version's unwillingness to further adjust their beliefs as compelling evidence;

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/01/agree_with_your.html