wedrifid comments on Logical Rudeness - Less Wrong

65 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 29 January 2010 06:48AM

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Comment author: MatthewB 29 January 2010 08:28:13AM 7 points [-]

Unfortunately it is usually rude not to allow people their logical rudeness and from what I can see it is expected that talent with this footwork, as you describe it, will be deferred to with respect.

This is exactly what Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris are trying to promote:

That people's logical rudeness should not be excused because it is based upon something Sacred. It is these Sacred Beliefs that perpetuate the Logical Rudeness that Eliezer has defined in his post, and these beliefs eventually need to be forcefully examined and probably opposed!

Comment author: wedrifid 29 January 2010 08:38:33AM 3 points [-]

Absolutely, and I'm concurring.