There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts; and if a model is surprised by the facts, it is no credit to that model.
Eliezer YudkowskyThis is one of theprimary mechanisms whereby, if a fool says the sun is shining, we do notcorrectly discard this as irrelevant nonevidence, but rather find ourselvesimpelled to say that it must be dark outside.
Eliezer YudkowskyWhy does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like youโve seen everything and know better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up.
Eliezer Yudkowsky