J_Taylor comments on Rationality of sometimes missing the point of the stated question, and of certain type of defensive reasoning - Less Wrong

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Comment author: J_Taylor 30 December 2011 06:05:13AM *  1 point [-]

Are you a philosopher? Perhaps some other type of person who benefits from appearing as if he or she were a highly objective reasoner?

If not, you probably benefit from appearing empathetic and humanistic. In private, with trusted allies, it is fine to talk about the more, let us say, repugnant propositions that can be derived from one's beliefs. However, in public, one must be wary of what bullets one bites.