http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html Overcoming Bias is economist Robin Hanson’s blog, on honesty, signaling, disagreement, forecasting, and the far future. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416971 Encefalus Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:17:16 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416971 I believe pinker to be correct on this one. He is right on point. I disagree in some parts of your critic and I believe pinker address all these problems you pose in his full article, but I'l agree with the tables :). Check out my comments on this article on http://encefalus.com/philosophical/dangerous-ideas-informational-revolution-internet/ I believe pinker to be correct on this one. He is right on point. I disagree in some parts of your critic and I believe pinker address all these problems you pose in his full article, but I’l agree with the tables . Check out my comments on this article on http://encefalus.com/philosophical/dangerous-ideas-informational-revolution-internet/

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416970 Chris Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:18:57 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416970 Not sure that Andrew actually read the article that Pinker wrote. Perhaps he just read it with too much cognitive bias as to what he wanted it to be about. BTW, the link to Pinker's article no longer works, try here : http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/dangerous_ideas.pdf Pinker just had 4 points (1) some questions are considered to have too much emotional weight to be be asked in polite society (make your own list, he never claimed his was the most important or that it was exhaustive) (2) there is a case for saying they should be asked nevertheless (3) there is a case for saying they shouldn't (4) don't rely on academia to debate points 2 & 3. What's so difficult about that ? Not sure that Andrew actually read the article that Pinker wrote. Perhaps he just read it with too much cognitive bias as to what he wanted it to be about. BTW, the link to Pinker’s article no longer works, try here : http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/articles/media/dangerous_ideas.pdf
Pinker just had 4 points (1) some questions are considered to have too much emotional weight to be be asked in polite society (make your own list, he never claimed his was the most important or that it was exhaustive) (2) there is a case for saying they should be asked nevertheless (3) there is a case for saying they shouldn’t (4) don’t rely on academia to debate points 2 & 3.
What’s so difficult about that ?

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]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416968 Hopefully Anonymous Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:15:26 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416968 Sceptic, brilliant counter-response. Pinker's claim that his list is randomly generated is laughable on its surface. It clearly itself reflects biases of a rather conventional, American sort. There's also a working-the-refs ("It's middle class white guys that are oppressed") subtextual feel to the whole thing. Sceptic, brilliant counter-response. Pinker’s claim that his list is randomly generated is laughable on its surface. It clearly itself reflects biases of a rather conventional, American sort. There’s also a working-the-refs (“It’s middle class white guys that are oppressed”) subtextual feel to the whole thing.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416967 Hopefully Anonymous Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:10:45 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416967 Andrew, great post. I think what pissed you off most about Pinker's list was the same thing that pissed me off: that it was poorly thought out, reasoned, and articulated. A great contrast to your published writings in this blog and on your own. Andrew, great post. I think what pissed you off most about Pinker’s list was the same thing that pissed me off: that it was poorly thought out, reasoned, and articulated. A great contrast to your published writings in this blog and on your own.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416966 pdf23ds Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:40:48 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416966 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobbing" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia on workplace mobbing.</a> Wikipedia on workplace mobbing.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416965 p-ter Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:58:01 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416965 http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2007/08/what_is_a_taboo.html http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~cook/movabletype/archives/2007/08/what_is_a_taboo.html

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416964 Michael M. Butler Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:19:35 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416964 Sorry about the double post. It seems to be a consequence of my trying to use the "back" function in my browser and re-POSTing unintentionally. Sorry about the double post. It seems to be a consequence of my trying to use the “back” function in my browser and re-POSTing unintentionally.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416963 Michael M. Butler Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:17:29 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416963 P-Ter: There's a bit too much indirection re "Andrew's other web site" for me to locate sources. I don't have a URL for Andrew's site, though I might be able to Google for it if I knew more about him. Would you (or Andrew!) be kind enough to provide the link implicit in the text you cut and pasted (the "click here")? Thanks. P-Ter: There’s a bit too much indirection re “Andrew’s other web site” for me to locate sources. I don’t have a URL for Andrew’s site, though I might be able to Google for it if I knew more about him. Would you (or Andrew!) be kind enough to provide the link implicit in the text you cut and pasted (the “click here”)? Thanks.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo.html#comment-416962 Michael M. Butler Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:16:46 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/08/what-is-a-taboo-question.html#comment-416962 P-Ter: There's a bit too much indirection re "Andrew's other web site" for me to locate sources. I don't have a URL for Andrew's site, though I might be able to Google for it if I knew more about him. Would you (or Andrew!) be kind enough to provide the link implicit in the text you cut and pasted (the "click here")? Thanks. P-Ter: There’s a bit too much indirection re “Andrew’s other web site” for me to locate sources. I don’t have a URL for Andrew’s site, though I might be able to Google for it if I knew more about him. Would you (or Andrew!) be kind enough to provide the link implicit in the text you cut and pasted (the “click here”)? Thanks.

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