Perplexed comments on Taking Ideas Seriously - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Will_Newsome 13 August 2010 04:50PM

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 15 August 2010 04:46:16PM 0 points [-]

Your question apparently presumes falsehoods about my views :-(

Clarify please? What presumptions am I making that are not accurate?

Comment author: Perplexed 15 August 2010 05:36:15PM 3 points [-]

If I may attempt an interpretation, Tim is saying that the Great Minds should be busy thinking Great Thoughts, and that they should leave the swatting of religious flies to us lesser folk.

Comment author: timtyler 15 August 2010 05:40:23PM *  1 point [-]

"Why Richard Dawkins Doesn't Debate Creationists":

Yudkowsky proposes that we let them debate college students: