VoiceOfRa comments on How to Not Lose an Argument - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 13 December 2015 11:18:01PM 1 point [-]

I'm using "should" to help define what the word "Rationalist" means.

There is a bit of a problem here in that the list of the greatest rationalists ever will be headed by people like Genghis Khan and Prophet Muhammad.

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 16 December 2015 03:20:28AM 0 points [-]

Well, if what you want to accomplish is motivating large groups of people into supporting you and using them to conquer a large empire, you should study what they did and how they did it.

Comment author: Lumifer 16 December 2015 05:33:44AM 4 points [-]

Now that you mention it, I actually don't.