XFrequentist comments on Open Thread: September 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Peter_Twieg 02 September 2009 01:24:48AM *  -1 points [-]

What harm is done by bringing on an astrologer? At worst it fail to amuse.

But it's obvious you're not talking about the diavlog's impact on you... you're concerned with the poor, unwashed masses who might actually be left to form their own opinions from the available information. Well, that's very nice of you, but I don't think it's unreasonable to believe that it's safe to expose people to views which might be labeled as "crackpottery" by some.

Comment author: XFrequentist 02 September 2009 02:05:31AM 3 points [-]

might be labeled as 'crackpottery' by some.

We been known to shoot us some subjectivists 'round these here parts, y'hear?

Sean Carrol concurs

What I objected to about the creationists was that they were not worthy opponents with whom I disagree; they're just crackpots. Go to a biology conference, read a biology journal, spend time in a biology department; nobody is arguing about the possibility that an ill-specified supernatural "designer" is interfering at whim with the course of evolution. It's not a serious idea. It may be out there in the public sphere as an idea that garners attention -- but, as we all know, that holds true for all sorts of non-serious ideas.

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