Marcello comments on Rationality Quotes - July 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Marcello 02 July 2009 10:16:22PM 22 points [-]

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

-- Voltaire

Comment author: sark 20 December 2010 03:28:55PM 1 point [-]

But usually causality doesn't run in that direction. Those who already wish to commit atrocities will go out of their way to seek absurd beliefs.

Voltaire, being an ideas person, overestimates the impact of ideas.

Comment author: roland 03 July 2009 07:14:57AM -2 points [-]

Sorry, but I was immediately reminded of 9-11