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

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Comment author: Vladimir_M 13 May 2011 07:27:03PM 4 points [-]

Yes, I have rummaged around his website already. There is some interesting stuff there.

Interestingly, in the "Market for Sanctimony" article, he confirms my impressions about Unitarian Universalism, contrary to the claims of User:handoflixue:

Officially, UU does not have a creed. A consequence of this is that any psychological needs that depend on getting together with co-believers are likely to be frustrated at a UU church. This in turn leads people to promote hard left-wing politics as an unofficial creed. [...] Thus a church that prides itself on not asking people to check their minds at the door ends up doing it anyway, just in a different fashion.

Comment author: handoflixue 19 May 2011 02:15:35AM 3 points [-]

he confirms my impressions about Unitarian Universalism, contrary to the claims of User:handoflixue:

My claim was about unquestionable dogma, and the UUs as a whole. I'm not sure how we can still be having this debate after someone else provided you links to UUs who question the dogma...