SilasBarta comments on Absolute denial for atheists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 03 June 2011 02:00:46PM 2 points [-]

Interesting. Btw, why did my old comment suddenly get two replies?

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 June 2011 02:18:47PM *  4 points [-]

Well, I've been systematically (if desultorily) reading all of LW from the beginning. So I got to your comment and, given the local norm that it's just fine to respond to a comment or post from years ago, responded to it. I presume bcoburn saw my comment in "Recent Comments", went to your original and felt like responding too.

Comment author: rhollerith_dot_com 03 June 2011 04:39:59PM 5 points [-]

Well, I've been systematically (if desultorily) reading all of LW from the beginning. So I got to your comment and . . .

Is that part of what you have referred to as "internet as television", David?

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 June 2011 08:17:39PM *  4 points [-]

Yep! Things to read while waiting for Tomcat to finish restarting ... if I'm going to use the Internet as a television, I want at least to be watching something good.

I got through the Sequences, and it occurred to me that I didn't really understand the history of the culture of LessWrong, let alone the history of the history. So I thought reading the lot would be a nice way to approximate that. And I'm finding some fantastic posts I would never have seen without doing this.

Comment author: bcoburn 03 June 2011 07:44:45PM 4 points [-]

This is, indeed, exactly what happened.

Comment author: David_Gerard 03 June 2011 08:20:46PM 3 points [-]

I'm eagerly awaiting years-later responses to my own early comments :-D

Comment author: taryneast 02 June 2014 07:11:02AM 2 points [-]

waves

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Comment author: [deleted] 01 March 2014 09:36:40AM 1 point [-]

Well, I've been systematically (if desultorily) reading all of LW from the beginning.

I am doing the same right now, BTW.