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Perhaps. Rationalists are also known for updating[changing] their beliefs. They do this under the guise of "doing" Bayesian reasoning. It may be that susceptibi
by kelseyfrog 2y ago
Perhaps. Rationalists are also known for updating[changing] their beliefs. They do this under the guise of "doing" Bayesian reasoning. It may be that susceptibility to cults is an edge case of this meta-congnitive position. Or in other words, stubbornness of beliefs may be a defense mechanism against cults.
- adastra22 2y agoThey are known for “updating” their beliefs to crazy things, and discounting evidence in front of their face based on abstract arguments.
- subsistence234 2y agolet's stigmatize admitting when you were wrong. never changing your mind is the only way to avoid joining a murder cult!
- adastra22 2y agoThat’s what “rationalist” should mean. It is not what they do in practice.
- username332211 2y agoAt the same time, if psychological research proves there's a class of people who are only prevented from joining a murder cult by their unthinking devotion towards conformist beliefs, would you be surprised?
- kelseyfrog 2y agoPointing out a tradeoff isn’t the same as arguing for the other extreme. That’s splitting[1], a well-documented cognitive distortion. A bit of therapy can be great for catching these patterns—sharpening your reasoning toolkit, so to speak. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology)