JoshuaZ comments on Rationality Outreach: A Parable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 17 March 2011 05:05:25PM 3 points [-]

Remember those 'rationality go to hell' posters?

I'm not sure what you are talking about here. Can you expand or cite examples?

Comment author: MartinB 18 March 2011 01:40:04AM 0 points [-]

I did not manage to find them again yet. I saw big road signs with writings such as 'reason go to hell' on pictures of a certain region in the middle of the US. Maybe someone else has them on file.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 18 March 2011 02:03:02AM 3 points [-]

Keep in mind that there are many ways on the internet to make fake church signs or similar. See e.g. the church sign generator so one needs to be careful about that sort of evidence. That said, there are examples that almost resemble this. One is reminded of Pastor Ray Mummert's "We've been attacked by the intelligent, educated segment of the culture" when talking about the Dover trial. But even that's not against rationality itself.

Comment author: David_Gerard 18 March 2011 09:27:02AM *  3 points [-]

"Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has" - This is an actual photo, not the output of a church sign generator, taken by PZ Myers.

The quote is, in fact, from Martin Luther:

Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but - more frequently than not - struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.