Qiaochu_Yuan comments on Rationality Quotes February 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Grif 02 February 2013 01:12:40AM *  24 points [-]

If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value evidence? If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument would you invoke to prove they should value logic?

--Sam Harris

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 02 February 2013 03:39:43AM *  5 points [-]

Take all their stuff. Tell them that they have no evidence that it's theirs and no logical arguments that they should be allowed to keep it.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 02 February 2013 04:03:26AM 23 points [-]

They beat you up. People who haven't specialized in logic and evidence have not therefore been idle.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 02 February 2013 04:18:25AM 4 points [-]

Shoot them?

Comment author: gryffinp 02 February 2013 10:32:43AM 31 points [-]

I think you just independently invented the holy war.

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