polymathwannabe comments on Rationality Quotes July 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: EGarrett 20 July 2014 07:00:11PM *  4 points [-]

Do you think there would be interest in an "Irrationality Quotes" Thread?

To be honest, these threads are full of such great information that I can't help imagining putting something absolutely useless or ridiculous in it. I just can't resist how it would look to be scrolling through such properly-formatted and thoughtful knowledge from reputable people and then come across, just as perfectly-formatted, presented totally seriously...something like "Some dogs can't resist a tasty morsel of feces." -Theresa A. Fuess. (http://vetmed.illinois.edu/petcolumns/petcols_article_page.php?PETCOLID=77&URL=0) ...just tucked in perfectly normally with everything else.

Or, more appropriately for its own thread, quotes that demonstrate the exact opposite of what LessWrong represents, as a means of reminding people of the various forms that irrationality takes when presented by serious opposition.

I'll give it a go.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 23 July 2014 09:08:13PM 0 points [-]

Whenever I feel like reading nonsense, I browse the Conservapedia news section.