ataftoti comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ataftoti 10 October 2011 07:07:16PM *  5 points [-]

From the first episode of Dexter, season 6:

Batista: "...it's all about faith..."
Dexter: "Mmm..."
Batista: "It's something you feel, not something you can explain. It's very hard to put into words."

Dexter smiles politely, while thinking to himself: Because it makes no sense.

Comment author: RobertLumley 22 October 2011 04:31:14PM 1 point [-]

People put plenty of things into words that make no sense. Words are only words; that's why humanity invented mathematics.

Comment author: shokwave 24 October 2011 10:05:56AM 0 points [-]

Sure, but putting nonsense into words opens it to attack; fear of a justified attack may present as "it's hard to put into words".

Comment author: Dojan 25 December 2011 02:00:26PM 0 points [-]

Dexter is atheist? Maybe I should see that show after all...