brazzy comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: brazzy 03 October 2011 10:33:23AM 18 points [-]

Or a mathematician.

Comment author: Dojan 25 December 2011 02:26:32PM 2 points [-]

http://xkcd.com/263/

Comment author: [deleted] 25 December 2011 07:28:44PM 0 points [-]

I hope no-one takes the title-text of that as a challenge.

Comment author: wedrifid 25 December 2011 07:57:32PM 0 points [-]

I hope no-one takes the title-text of that as a challenge.

I actually did when I read it. If I ever get into an argument about the merits of racial segregation my speech is now prepared!

Comment author: anonym 04 October 2011 03:57:46AM 2 points [-]

He did say "all exact science", a phrasing I think he probably chose carefully, so I'd charitably interpret the remark as being about people uttering purported scientific truths.

Comment author: sketerpot 24 October 2011 02:50:52AM 1 point [-]

I think it's safe to say that Bertrand Russell knew about mathematicians, as he was one himself. :-)

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