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Comment author: anonymouslyanonymous 20 April 2009 03:17:15PM *  2 points [-]

It's been noted that Less Wrong is incredibly male. I have no idea whether this represents an actual gender differential in desire for epistemic rationality, but if it does, it means most male Less Wrongers should not expect to wind up dating rationalists. Does this mean that it is necessary for us to embrace less than accurate beliefs about, eg, our own desirability, that of our partner, various inherently confused concepts of romantic fate, or whatever supernatural beliefs our partners wish do defend? Does this mean it is necessary to make the world more rational, simply so that we can live in it?

"We commonly speak of the sex 'drive', as if it, like hunger, must be satisfied, or a person will die. Yet there is no evidence that celibacy is in any way damaging to one's health, and it is clear that many celibates lead long, happy lives. Celibacy should be recognised as a valid alternative sexual lifestyle, although probably not everyone is suited to it." -J. S. Hyde, Understanding Human Sexuality, 1986

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Comment author: [deleted] 02 October 2012 06:14:38PM 1 point [-]

there is no evidence that celibacy is in any way damaging to one's health

Er...

Comment author: shminux 02 October 2012 06:19:40PM -1 points [-]

That's involuntary celibacy, not a lifestyle choice.

Comment author: [deleted] 02 October 2012 06:43:57PM 1 point [-]

I guess the male LessWrongers that MBlume was thinking about in the ancestor comment haven't chosen that.

Comment author: shminux 02 October 2012 06:54:17PM 0 points [-]

Right, but that's not what the quote you replied to was about.