Annoyance comments on BHTV: Yudkowsky & Adam Frank on "religious experience" - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 23 March 2009 01:33AM

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Comment author: Annoyance 24 March 2009 05:22:56PM 2 points [-]

Folk medicine is demonstrably useful, even if it's chock full of superstition and nonsense.

What benefits actually derive from religion that make it not worth throwing out before it's picked over?

Comment author: timtyler 24 March 2009 09:05:11PM 2 points [-]

Check Buddhism, Taoism and Hinduism. Numerous valuable things in there - including yoga, meditation, and lots of Taoist health practices.