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I have read a lot of mainstream philosophy and I find LW is flawed in some areas, and I can say why.
Why should I believe what you say about consequentualism absent proof? What if I say that phyiscalism and reductionism are just plumb wrong. Would you believe me?
No, because physicalism and reductionism aren't wrong.
I'm not telling you to believe me, I'm just pointing out that you should believe me, because I'm right.
Do you not believe in consequentialism? I could provide some arguments for it.
There;s no appreciable difference between "telling me to do X" and "pointing out I should do X".
What I mainly believe in is the necessity or arguing for claims. But we seem to have made a little progress there.
There is some. The former adds an implicit authority claim, whereas the latter could be said in language that does not imply one.