katydee comments on Rationality Quotes October 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: katydee 12 October 2013 12:21:25PM * 8 points [-]

There is solemn satisfaction in doing the best you can for eight billion people.

-Robert Heinlein, Double Star

Comment author: simplicio 17 October 2013 06:49:13PM 6 points [-]

I have to confess this sounds creepy to me. I have a strong prior that the one who says something like this is about to do something horrible.

Comment author: Kawoomba 13 October 2013 05:36:56PM 4 points [-]

How is this a rationality quote, as opposed to simply a statement about a personal preference?

Comment author: katydee 14 October 2013 12:58:21AM -1 points [-]