Vaniver comments on Good luck, Mr. Rationalist - Less Wrong

4 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 29 April 2013 06:44PM

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Comment author: Vaniver 29 April 2013 08:54:09PM 10 points [-]

My favorite intellectually is "choose well," but I haven't successfully used it much because in the moment it sounds too ominous.

Comment author: Alex_Altair 29 April 2013 09:50:33PM 6 points [-]

I prefer the variant, "May you choose wisely." Also "May your premises be sound."

Comment author: Benito 30 April 2013 04:38:03AM 1 point [-]

I'm using these.

Comment author: Yossarian 30 April 2013 04:50:05AM 0 points [-]

Choose well is a nice salutation for instrumental rationality. But what about, "Know much and choose well" to cover epistemic and instrumental rationality?

Comment author: Kawoomba 30 April 2013 05:21:31AM 3 points [-]

"Freeze long and proper" for the cryonically inclined Trekkies.

Comment author: Plasmon 30 April 2013 05:37:56AM 2 points [-]

Fun fact : the Vulcan greeting originated in ancient Egypt.

Comment author: TimS 30 April 2013 06:15:41AM 0 points [-]

I don't think your wikipedia link points to what you intend. The salute is not the slogan (and the salute is of Jewish origin).