ciphergoth comments on Logical Rudeness - Less Wrong

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

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Comment author: ciphergoth 29 January 2010 01:52:52PM 11 points [-]

You can't resolve only to argue with neo-rationalists and abandon the 99.99999% of the population who are either not rationalists or are Traditional Rationalists; this will effectively protect you from most counter-arguments and is a move towards the cult attractor. I think that erring on the side of arguing often will help you get to the truth.

Comment author: Unknowns 29 January 2010 02:14:59PM *  1 point [-]

And you definitely shouldn't resolve to argue with no one at all. Even those who claim to be rationalists often defend themselves in this way.