gwern comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 04 December 2011 01:49:36PM 3 points [-]

Not actually a dupe, to my surprise. (Personally, I would've linked to 'Joy in the Merely Real' or something; lines of retreat doesn't seem that relevant.)

Comment author: Grognor 04 December 2011 06:32:37PM *  1 point [-]

Well, the leaving a line of retreat article actually gives the example of a religious person imagining the world (even if they don't think it's really possible) where there's no god. Joy in the merely real makes sense too, I guess.

I actually gave it 50% odds that I'd lose karma for this quote, but I like it anyway.