polymathwannabe comments on Rationality Quotes February 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 20 February 2014 10:19:01PM 4 points [-]

"Respect for the dead" is a shorthand for "Respect for the living who care about the dead".

Comment author: polymathwannabe 20 February 2014 10:23:16PM 0 points [-]

So, when I commemorate my friend J.'s death every year, I'm really honoring myself?

Comment author: fubarobfusco 21 February 2014 04:01:55AM 1 point [-]

You may be making yourself a better person; but J. is — alas — not around to receive benefit.