PrometheanFaun comments on Open thread, July 29-August 4, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PrometheanFaun 05 August 2013 01:27:42AM 3 points [-]

but for some reason explicit discussion and debate is discouraged

The reason is an assumption that if we discuss those topics, rationality will leave the building. Since rationality is what we're here for, we must not discuss those topics. Maybe one day we'll be ready to discuss those topics, but I don't think we are at this point.

Comment author: David_Gerard 05 August 2013 06:48:31AM -1 points [-]

This doesn't make the approval by silence a good thing.