Comment by lithrael on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 22, chapter 93 · 2013-07-08T14:50:29.351Z · LW · GW

Are we talking about whether or not a measurable phenomenon exists, though? I thought we were talking about a completely subjective kind of thing. You can control for whether or not people are judging levels of sound or patterns or physical comfort inaccurately due to some bias, but is there even such a thing as judging their own emotional reactions inaccurately due to some bias?