shiftedShapes comments on Rationalist Lent - Less Wrong

44 Post author: Qiaochu_Yuan 14 February 2013 06:32AM

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Comment author: shiftedShapes 14 February 2013 08:35:36PM 0 points [-]

How about giving up magical thinking? I don't know if it would be possible though as it seems to creep in at the margins.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 14 February 2013 08:40:24PM 16 points [-]

The Rationalist Pope recommends giving up things with the property that it is easy to tell if you've accidentally stopped giving them up.

Comment author: shminux 14 February 2013 08:38:43PM 8 points [-]

Thinking that you have the ability to give up magical thinking might be magical thinking...

Comment author: shiftedShapes 14 February 2013 09:43:38PM 1 point [-]

An induced coma might do the trick.