Zachary_Kurtz comments on Rationality Outreach: A Parable - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Zachary_Kurtz 17 March 2011 07:24:13PM 2 points [-]

Good on them! In my experience, whenever I sneak bayesian updating into the conversation, it's well received by skeptics. When I try to introduce Bayes more formally or start supporting anti-mainstream ideas, such as cryonics, AI, etc, there's much more resistance.