Douglas_Knight comments on Open Thread, July 1-15, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Rukifellth 13 July 2013 11:52:56PM *  -2 points [-]

I personally regard this entire subject as a memetic hazard, and will rot13 accordingly.

Jung qbrf rirelbar guvax bs Bcra Vaqvivqhnyvfz, rkcynvarq ol Rqjneq Zvyyre nf gur pbaprcg juvpu cbfvgf:

... gung gurer vf bayl bar crefba va gur havirefr, lbh, naq rirelbar lbh frr nebhaq lbh vf ernyyl whfg lbh.

Gur pbaprcg vf rkcynvarq nf n pbagenfg sebz gur pbairagvbany ivrj bs Pybfrq Vaqvivqhnyvfz, va juvpu gurer ner znal crefbaf naq gur Ohqquvfg-yvxr ivrj bs Rzcgl Vaqvivqhnyvfz, va juvpu gurer ner ab crefbaf.

V nfxrq vs gurer jrer nal nethzragf sbe Bcra Vaqvivqhnyvfz, be whfg nethzragf ntnvafg Pybfrq naq Rzcgl Vaqvivqhnyvfz gung yrnir BV nf gur bayl nygreangvir. Vpbcb Irggbev rkcynvarq vg yvxr guvf:

PV pnaabg znantr fngvfsnpgbevyl gur "pbagvahvgl ceboyrz" (jung znxrf lbh gb pbagvahr gb erznva lbh va gvzr). Guvf vf jul va "Ernfba naq Crefbaf", Qrerx Cnesvg cebcbfrq RV nf n fbyhgvba. Va "V Nz Lbh", Qnavry Xbynx cebcbfrq BV, fubjvat gung grpuavpnyyl gurl ner rdhvinyrag. Fb pubbfvat orgjrra RV naq BV frrzf gb or n znggre bs crefbany gnfgr. Znlor gurve qvssreraprf zvtug or erqhprq gb n grezvabybtl ceboyrz. Bgurejvfr, V pbafvqre BV zber fgebat orpnhfr vg pna rkcynva jung V pnyyrq "gur vaqvivqhny rkvfgragvny ceboyrz" [Jung jr zrna jura jr nfx bhefryirf "Pbhyq V unir arire rkvfgrq?"]

Gur rrevrfg cneg nobhg gur Snprobbx tebhc "V Nz Lbh: Qvfphffvbaf va Bcra Vaqvivqhnyvfz" vf gung gur crbcyr va gung tebhc gerng gur pbaprcg bs gurer orvat bayl bar crefba gur fnzr jnl gung Puevfgvnaf gerng gur pbaprcg bs n Tbq gung jvyy qnza gurve ybirq barf gb Uryy sbe abg oryvrivat va Uvz. Vg'f nf vs ab bar va gur tebhc ernyvmrf gur frpbaq yriry vzcyvpngvbaf bs gurer abg orvat nalbar ryfr, be znlor gurl qba'g rira pner.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 15 July 2013 05:28:20AM *  1 point [-]

I endorse this theory and it all adds up to normality: in the end, the theories that you offer as alternatives are all true. (I have not read anything other than your comment.)

Comment author: Rukifellth 16 July 2013 01:24:14AM 0 points [-]

How can they, if they're mutually exclusive?

Whew, Karma. Also, why did this get downvoted so much? I'd appreciate the skepticism a lot more in the form of an argument. (No, seriously, I'd appreciate skeptical argument way more than any abstract philosophical argument should be appreciated)

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 16 July 2013 03:05:34AM 1 point [-]

The belief that they are mutually exclusive is confusion.

Comment author: Rukifellth 16 July 2013 03:19:48AM 0 points [-]

I don't understand.