pjeby comments on Scott Aaronson's "On Self-Delusion and Bounded Rationality" - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pjeby 19 August 2009 04:14:52PM *  2 points [-]

Now, to play devil's advocate, there is the Sexy Son Hypothesis, WHICH I DON'T ENDORSE

Endorse meaning, "consider true", or endorse meaning, "consider morally good"? I could understand the latter (so few things about evolution can be considered "good", after all), but don't get the former. Do you think it's untrue?

Comment author: SilasBarta 19 August 2009 04:22:55PM *  0 points [-]

Enough people who read that post won't be able to tell the difference.

You can figure it out from there, I think.

Comment author: wedrifid 27 August 2009 04:08:33PM 0 points [-]

Enough people who read that post won't be able to tell the difference.

The only clear implication I can take from that is that you believe the people in this environment are poor at distinguishing between statements of fact and moral assertions when it comes to potentially sensitive topics.

Oh. Hang on. Took me a while but I can figure it out from there after all. I've reversed my downvote. Reasonable answer.