timtyler comments on The Sacred Mundane - Less Wrong

42 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 25 March 2009 09:53AM

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Comment author: timtyler 25 March 2009 06:08:06PM 2 points [-]

Thanks. Yes, sex is awesome too - but we can't just count the OMGs there - because of signalling. I don't think I've seen anyone claim that scientific awe is as awesome as the awe of love and sex.

Comment author: pre 25 March 2009 06:40:51PM *  4 points [-]

Heh. Yeah, only two hits on google] for 'science is better than sex'.

I certainly have seen folks claim that LSD is better than sex of course. I've even been one of them at times. They're different enough that 'better' changes a lot in context though. Better for what? Certainly sex if better if you only have 90 minutes. LSD's more mind expanding though.

If I had to give one of them up, I'd give up LSD. If I had to pick one to have NEVER DONE, I'd pick sex.

Comment author: arundelo 26 March 2009 02:46:20AM 1 point [-]

only two hits on google for 'science is better than sex'.

On the other hand...