adamzerner comments on Reason as memetic immune disorder - Less Wrong

215 Post author: PhilGoetz 19 September 2009 09:05PM

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Comment author: adamzerner 28 November 2013 07:33:21PM 0 points [-]

I think your main point - that selective application of rationality could be dangerous - is true. But the question then is how often is it dangerous? And in what way should we apply rationality? Should we not apply rationality because it could be dangerous? I think the article would have been much better if these questions were brought up, and addressed.

I get the sense that applying rationality is usually more good than bad. Although I don't really know enough about radical religions to say if it's true for them too.