Rain comments on Rationalists don't care about the future - Less Wrong

3 Post author: PhilGoetz 15 May 2011 07:48AM

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Comment author: Rain 23 May 2011 01:08:47PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, I should really stop linking to anything written by Eliezer. Putting it in my own words invariably leads to much better communication, and everyone is quite content to tear it apart should I misunderstand the slightest nuance of "established material".

Comment author: RichardKennaway 23 May 2011 01:17:30PM 1 point [-]

What does the link have to do with it? There just isn't any way to get from the two premises to the conclusion.

Comment author: Rain 23 May 2011 01:21:42PM *  1 point [-]

The link gave me a reason to think I had explained myself, when I obviously hadn't included enough material to form a coherent comment. I know that what I'm thinking feels to be correct, and people do seem to agree with the core result, but I do not have the words to attempt to explain my thinking to you and correct it just now.