DanArmak comments on Why the beliefs/values dichotomy? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 27 October 2009 12:59:31AM 2 points [-]

someone, I forget who, described a religious guy who when drunk confessed that he didn't really believe in god and was only acting religious for the social benefits.

generalizing from fictional evidence

Comment author: DanArmak 27 October 2009 09:12:44AM 1 point [-]

When I wrote that I was aware that it was a fictional account deliberately made up to illustrate a point. I didn't mention that, though, so I created fictional evidence. Thanks for flagging this, and I should be more careful!