private_messaging comments on Where to Intervene in a Human? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: private_messaging 03 July 2012 10:46:55AM *  2 points [-]

Regarding Christians, those were a common example. There are many Christian de-converts here - don't you recall feeling a tingle of fear and anxiety as you explored the possibility that your previous life was wasted on a wrong idea? This is an example of negative reinforcement. If I can't bring up #1 world religion as the example of religiousness, then what?