gwern comments on Rationality Quotes October 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 18 October 2012 05:33:06PM 23 points [-]

The late F.W.H. Myers used to tell how he asked a man at a dinner table what he thought would happen to him when he died. The man tried to ignore the question, but on being pressed, replied: "Oh well, I suppose I shall inherit eternal bliss, but I wish you wouldn't talk about such unpleasant subjects."

--Bertrand Russell (Google Books attributes this to In praise of idleness and other essays, pg 133)

Comment author: RobinZ 19 October 2012 03:40:15AM 0 points [-]

Upvoted for entertainment value, but could someone enlighten me on the rationality value?

Comment author: TimS 19 October 2012 04:01:28AM 7 points [-]

Belief in belief in the wild?