John_Maxwell_IV comments on POSITION: Design and Write Rationality Curriculum - Less Wrong

54 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 January 2012 06:50AM

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 22 January 2012 05:16:15AM 1 point [-]

This seems like a rather extreme position to me. I'd be curious to hear you explain your thinking.

Comment author: cousin_it 24 January 2012 02:33:32PM * 6 points [-]

There isn't much to explain. I just think that taking steps towards cultishness has lower expected utility than doing nothing.