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bildramer t1_j0udbkq wrote

Reply to comment by Pawn_of_the_Void in How to Assess Your Own Beliefs: Take Ideas Seriously by DirtyOldPanties

>What really matters is the idea someone is trying to convey and sometimes people are not great at that which requires work on the receiving end

That's what she's saying. You'd know that if you actually did it.

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Pawn_of_the_Void t1_j0uevzq wrote

No it isn't. She said to take it literally. Not to assume that no one could possibly mean that. Which, to be fair, one shouldn't just assume but double check perhaps but that was not the suggestion made.

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iiioiia t1_j0y8rov wrote

> Which, to be fair, one shouldn't just assume but double check

And if one does not have access to the author to double check, what is then optimal behavior?

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