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x "Arbitrary" — LessWrong Philosophy of Language Reflective Reasoning Truth, Semantics, & Meaning Personal Blog 20 "Arbitrary" by Eliezer Yudkowsky 12th Aug 2008 5 min read 14 20 Followup to : Inseparably Right; or, Joy in the Merely Good , Sorting Pebbles Into Correct Heaps One of the experiences of following the Way is that, from time to time, you notice a new word that you have been using without really understanding. And you say: "What does this word, 'X', really mean?" Perhaps 'X' is 'error', for example. And those who have not yet realized the importance of this aspect of the Way, may re
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