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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 18 April 2011 01:53:23AM *  8 points [-]

As for beliefs, obviously there is a lot that doesn't stand up to rational scrutiny, though like in any long-standing tradition, many things that may seem irrational or backward are in fact closer to reality than various modern fashionable beliefs. (Clearly, a simple blog comment can't do justice to this topic.)

I'd recommend Nick Szabo's essay Objective Versus Intersubjective Truth as a good first explanation of the topic.

Note: The website appears to be down at the moment, Google cache available here.

Comment author: Vladimir_M 18 April 2011 02:12:32AM 4 points [-]

Yes, I second that recommendation. It's a magnificently good essay.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 04 May 2012 10:08:52PM 0 points [-]

Any other recommendations in a vaguely similar vein? (I've already read Szabo's other stuff.)

Comment author: Vladimir_M 09 May 2012 12:09:26AM 0 points [-]

I can't think of anything of similar quality right now.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 04 May 2012 10:10:49PM 0 points [-]

Any other recommendations in a vaguely similar vein? (I've already read Szabo's other stuff.)

Szabo's website is up as of May 4, 2012.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 05 May 2012 01:21:54AM *  2 points [-]

I assume you've read his blog as well. In that case there are several things I'd recommend. If you haven't read all of Paul Graham's essays, you should. There's also Walter Mead's essay of what he, rather anachronistically, calls the "Blue Social Model". He also talks about these ideas in more depth on his blog (along with all kinds of other stuff ETA: mostly on current events).

Also possibly John C Wright's blog if you're more interested in religious stuff.

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