Dorikka comments on Holy Books (Or Rationalist Sequences) Don’t Implement Themselves - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dorikka 10 May 2011 03:55:54PM 0 points [-]

Or, rather, norms which achieve these goals. These don't seem low-level enough to be norms in themselves.

Comment author: Davorak 10 May 2011 05:19:47PM 0 points [-]

I don't know the LDS example "Your purpose on earth is to become like God" is pretty big. Big goals are good if they are back up with supportive low-level goals.

Comment author: wedrifid 10 May 2011 05:10:06PM -1 points [-]

These don't seem low-level enough to be norms in themselves.

You can't get all that much higher than 'win the stars'! :P