Related on OB: Taboo Your Words
I realize this seems odd on a blog about rationality, but I'd like to strongly suggest that commenters make an effort to avoid using the words "rational," "rationality," or "rationalist" when other phrases will do. I think we've been stretching the words to cover too much meaning, and it's starting to show.
Here are some suggested substitutions to start you off.
Rationality:
- truth-seeking
- probability updates under bayes rule
- the "winning way"
Rationalist:
- one who reliably wins
- one who can reliably be expected to speak truth
Are there any others?
Yeah, you're basically making the doomsday argument. Note that you could use the same reasoning about any question that you expect to come up from time to time, for instance "do I like cheese?"
Correct. I've edited my comment since you commented. Read the corrected version and critique...