Jiro comments on Humans are utility monsters - Less Wrong

67 Post author: PhilGoetz 16 August 2013 09:05PM

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Comment author: Jiro 19 August 2013 05:03:48PM 2 points [-]

I doubt very much you can show that your refutations are what people actually believe about the texts.

I would be very surprised if any major religion claims that Noah had to take the animals on the ark because not taking them would be cruelty to animals. In other words, yes, my refutation is what people believe about the texts. Except I'm not going to bother going through 13 refutations.

Comment author: MugaSofer 29 August 2013 08:29:14PM *  -1 points [-]

I'm not going to bother going through 13 refutations.

How about, say, three? I could probably do three myself, but they would suck because I'm biased. And I'd be genuinely interested to hear it.

(This is completely beside the point, at this stage, so I can understand why you may not want to bother.)