NancyLebovitz comments on Rationality Quotes April 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: A4FB53AC 01 April 2012 03:48:12PM *  26 points [-]

A faith which cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.

Arthur C. Clarke

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 April 2012 03:00:44PM 3 points [-]

That's very nice to say, but people are apt to find giving up some faiths very emotionally wrenching and socially costly (even if the faith isn't high status, a believer is likely to have a lot of relationships with people who are also believers). Now what?