DanielLC comments on Rationality Quotes January 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: James_Miller 01 January 2015 03:26:15AM 8 points [-]

Some people claim that it is really, really difficult for humans to psych themselves up to kill another human...The neat thing about this argument is that me shooting or impaling some of the idiots saying that we’re too cool to kill would actually be introducing valid evidence. In most argumentation, strangling your opponent can legitimately be seen as a sign that your case is weak.

Greg Cochran

Comment author: DanielLC 21 January 2015 08:12:53PM 2 points [-]

Killing them would be introducing valid evidence. Talking about it is just fictional evidence.