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If I want to criticize a cult do I need to join it or try on their beliefs first? Seems like no to me? It feels like you are trying to point out a hypocrisy t
by operatingthetan 3y ago
If I want to criticize a cult do I need to join it or try on their beliefs first? Seems like no to me? It feels like you are trying to point out a hypocrisy that isn't there, the authors weren't correcting the movement on 'how to charity,' but rather problematic behaviors encoded into the group's mode of operation.
- em-bee 3y agoIf I want to criticize a cult do I need to join it or try on their beliefs first no, but you should investigate the claims and verify that the criticism is fair.
- kdmccormick 3y agoGP is not saying you have to join EA to criticize it. They are saying that you should probably try volunteering or giving a signiciant fraction of your excess income to charity before criticizing. It's not "joining the cult", unless you consider altruism as a whole to be the cult.