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Rationalists tend to be irrational people who need help. No doubt there are some good thinkers in the sphere, but I don't know why you'd correlate rationalists
by kneel 6y ago
Rationalists tend to be irrational people who need help.
No doubt there are some good thinkers in the sphere, but I don't know why you'd correlate rationalists with 'success'
- elevenoh 6y ago>Rationalists tend to be irrational people who need help. wot..
- Veen 6y agoI suppose an analogy is that the most puritanically religious are often those who feel most inclined to sin. Your average sinner doesn't feel the need to go full-on zealot to keep to the straight and narrow.
- emiliobumachar 6y agoScott Alexander: "A Christian proverb says: “The Church is not a country club for saints, but a hospital for sinners”. Likewise, the rationalist community is not an ivory tower for people with no biases or strong emotional reactions, it’s a dojo for people learning to resist them." https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/01/12/a-response-to-apophemi-on-triggers/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/01/12/a-response-to-apophemi...