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> They have, in the past, responded to criticism with statements to the effect of "anyone who would criticize us for any reason is a bad person who is lying to
by concordDance 2y ago
> They have, in the past, responded to criticism with statements to the effect of "anyone who would criticize us for any reason is a bad person who is lying to cause us harm". That kind of framing can't help but get culty.
I have never seen this and I've been active around this around for almost two decades now.
> isolation
Also very much doesn't match my experience. Only about a quarter of my friends are even rationalists.
- Aurornis 2y agoI disagree. It's common for any criticisms of rationalism or the rationalist community to be dismissed as having ulterior motives. Even the definition of rationalism is set up in a way that it is de facto good, and therefore anyone suggesting anything negative is either wrong or doesn't know what they're talking about.
- FeepingCreature 2y agoThere are clearly criticisms with ulterior motive though, which doesn't help.