pjeby comments on Can Humanism Match Religion's Output? - Less Wrong

45 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 March 2009 11:32AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 27 March 2009 09:55:02PM 9 points [-]

That's the way they do it. I'm asking if there's a different way to do it.

Point A: A lot of rationalists think wistfully that it would be a good thing if X got done.

Point B: X gets done.

How do you get from Point A to Point B?

Comment author: pjeby 27 March 2009 10:01:21PM 6 points [-]

Step 1. Some one person decides they will do whatever it takes to ensure that X will be done (including convincing others to assist).

Step 2. ???

Step 3. Profit! ...uh, utility. ;-)