juped comments on Rationality Quotes May 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Mark_Eichenlaub 02 May 2012 05:33:38AM 16 points [-]

If you're trying to choose between two theories and one gives you an excuse for being lazy, the other one is probably right.

Paul Graham “What You’ll Wish You’d Known” http://paulgraham.com/hs.html

Comment author: juped 05 May 2012 03:35:29PM 14 points [-]

Atheism is an excellent excuse for skipping church.

Comment author: Document 09 May 2012 09:43:42PM 5 points [-]

Believing there's no gold under your yard is an excellent excuse for not digging it up.

Comment author: Xachariah 08 May 2012 11:51:01PM 1 point [-]

And adopting a never ending ideological battle with the majority of your community more than makes up for the effort saved.

If you just wanted to be lazy, there's always agnosticism.

Comment author: dlthomas 05 May 2012 04:03:23PM 1 point [-]

Doesn't always work for me...