MichaelVassar comments on Closet survey #1 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MichaelVassar 15 March 2009 10:01:24AM 6 points [-]

Is this really controversial among rationalists?

Comment author: anonym 15 March 2009 09:17:39PM 8 points [-]

The question wasn't whether it's controversial, but whether most people on the site believe it.

If we just mean that most rationalists would agree that there is (considerable?) wisdom in Buddhism, I'm sure we'd find at least half. If we mean the much stronger assertion that Buddhism is worthy of serious attention, much more than reading a book or two and browsing Wikipedia, then I don't think most people believe it.