Martin-2 comments on Open thread, July 16-22, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Martin-2 16 July 2013 04:33:24AM *  11 points [-]

Here is some verse about steelmanning I wrote to the tune of Keelhauled. Compliments, complaints, and improvements are welcome.

*dun-dun-dun-dun

Steelman that shoddy argument

Mend its faults so they can't be seen

Help that bastard make more sense

A reformulation to see what they mean

Comment author: RomeoStevens 16 July 2013 05:56:11AM 5 points [-]

To whomever downvoted parent: Please don't downvote methods for providing epistemic rationality techniques with better mental handles so they actually get used. Different tricks are useful for different people.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 16 July 2013 09:17:08PM 1 point [-]

Alestorm are a very rationalist band. I particularly like the lyrics:

You put your faith in Odin and Thor, We put ours in cannons and whores!

Its about how a religious society can never achieve what technology can.