Konkvistador comments on Rationality Quotes September 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 September 2012 08:39:45AM *  17 points [-]

Neither side of the road is inherently superior to the other, so we should all choose for ourselves on which side to drive. #enlightenment

--Kate Evans on Twitter

Comment author: Grognor 12 September 2012 05:37:03AM *  2 points [-]

You may find it felicitous to link directly to the tweet.

Comment author: [deleted] 12 September 2012 07:08:16AM *  1 point [-]

You responded to the wrong post or gave the wrong link. I do see your point, fixed both quotes.

Comment author: roystgnr 04 September 2012 10:39:00PM 5 points [-]

Don't we all choose for ourselves on which side to drive? There's usually nobody else ready to grab the wheel away from you...

Comment author: Document 09 September 2012 06:10:48PM *  0 points [-]

There are police ready to pull you over, for certain values of "ready". (Not commenting on whether that relates to Evans' point.)

Comment author: DaFranker 04 September 2012 02:50:17PM *  3 points [-]

Have successfully quoted this to counter a relativist-truth argument that was aimed towards supporting "freedom of faith" even in hypothetical scenarios where the majority of actors would end up promoting and following harmful faiths.

While counterintuitive to me, it was apparently a necessary step before the other party could even comprehend the fallacy of gray that was being committed.