ciphergoth comments on Five-minute rationality techniques - Less Wrong

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Comment author: simplicio 14 August 2010 01:02:15AM 8 points [-]

This is well-understood by irrationalists. Once in a discussion about the necessity of evidence, I got landed with "But you don't demand evidence that your wife loves you, right? You just have faith..."

A clever move. Now arguing the point requires me to... deny that I have faith in my wife?

Comment author: ciphergoth 18 August 2010 07:40:11PM 2 points [-]

Ah, the old "agree with me or say something rude!" gambit. I wonder if you could turn it around - "what, are you saying you don't think my wife loves me?"