woozle comments on Overcoming the mind-killer - Less Wrong

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Comment author: woozle 18 March 2010 01:09:15AM 0 points [-]

I also think you're misunderstanding my criticism of Haidt. Yes, he has lots of data to support his claims -- but he rigged the experiments in the way he asked his questions, and he hasn't responded to the obvious flaws in his analysis.

Nor have you.

Comment author: Jack 18 March 2010 01:36:15AM 1 point [-]

but he rigged the experiments in the way he asked his questions

!?!?!??! What evidence have you for this? Note that the theory wasn't designed to say anything about politics. It was designed to describe cross-cultural moral differences in different parts of the world, only later was it applied to the American culture wars.

Comment author: mattnewport 18 March 2010 01:12:59AM 0 points [-]

He's been criticized by some libertarians for neglecting them as a political group and they have raised similar concerns. His reply is here.

Comment author: woozle 18 March 2010 01:38:46AM *  1 point [-]

So yes, liberals would consider voting for a republican as a kind of treason.

Does he have data for this? I would vote for whoever seemed the most sensible, regardless of party. If Ron Paul had run against Obama, I would have had a much harder time deciding.