Z_M_Davis comments on Closet survey #1 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Z_M_Davis 15 March 2009 06:36:44AM 9 points [-]

But this is really a serious concern. Brushing it away with a comment along the lines of "Well, they also say that about obviously non-cultish figure X; how silly!" is like--like--well, um...

--failing to pump against entropy, as it is written that "Every Cause Wants to Be a Cult."

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Comment author: ciphergoth 18 March 2009 09:50:52PM 1 point [-]

Still, how would we go about determining whether this accusation was true? I think that EY is a smart cookie who writes engagingly on an important topic that doesn't get enough attention; is that in itself disciple-like behaviour, and if not how should we determine whether that's enough to account for my behavour, or whether the additional disciple hypothesis is warranted?