Vaniver comments on Tallinn-Evans $125,000 Singularity Challenge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ata 28 December 2010 07:57:32PM 6 points [-]

Downvoting critical comments will just reinforce this perception. Therefore, if you are fond of LW and the SIAI, you should account for public relations and kindly answer any critical or generally skeptical comments rather than simply downvoting them.

What is there to say in response to a comment like the one that started this thread? It was purely an outside-view argument that doesn't make any specific claims against the efficacy of SIAI or against any of the reasons that people believe it is an important cause. It wasn't an argument, it was a dismissal.

Comment author: Vaniver 28 December 2010 08:14:28PM *  4 points [-]

Your post right here seems like a good example. You could say something along the lines of "This is a dismissal, not an argument; merely naming a bias isn't enough to convince me. If you provide some specific examples, I'd be happy to listen and respond as best as I can." You can even tack on an "But until then, I'm downvoting this because it seems like it's coming from hostility rather than a desire to find the truth together."

Heck, you could even copy that and have it saved somewhere as a form response to comments like that.

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