AndySimpson comments on Taboo "rationality," please. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AndySimpson 17 March 2009 02:13:26AM 1 point [-]

I think we should be careful of elegant variation, which can be awkward and introduce ambiguity. Rather than simply using sobriquets or synonyms like "truth-seeking", "lucidity", or "ratiocination", we might do better to interrogate each other on what rationality is, and make frequent, almost-repetitive reference to the essentials of rationality. This would work especially well for people with idiosyncratic definitions.