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23 Post author: gwern 30 June 2014 11:04PM

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Comment author: gwern 26 July 2014 01:33:23PM 0 points [-]

gwern, I was under the impression that this is a rationalist site, dedicated to the idea that people are fallible creatures, and should not act with the conviction that they are right and anyone who disagrees with them is wrong...Now, the question is: are you willing to act like an adult, or are you going to just have a temper tantrum because someone doesn't understand you?...If you can't have a calm, rational, and civil conversation about this, then I can only conclude that it you are not a rationalist.

I really don't care about your underhanded attempts to shame me into further engagement, and I stand by my earlier comment.