Dmytry comments on Get Curious - Less Wrong

51 Post author: lukeprog 24 February 2012 05:10AM

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Comment author: Dmytry 24 February 2012 08:34:24PM *  0 points [-]

It's been ages ago (>5 years i think), i don't even quite remember how it all went.

What's irritating about wikipedia is that the rule against original research in the articles spills over and becomes attitude against any argumentation not based on appeal to authority. So you have the folks there, they are curious about this hormesis concept, maybe they are actually just curious, not some proponents / astroturf campaign. But they are not interested in trying to listen to any argument and think if it is correct or not themselves. I don't know, maybe it's an attempt to preserve own neutrality on issue. In any case it is incredibly irritating. It's half-curiosity.