VoiceOfRa comments on Rationality Quotes Thread September 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: VoiceOfRa 12 October 2015 08:33:40PM 7 points [-]

If anyone has a clue why this was downvoted,

Look at the first paragraph of your post. Using "humor" to cover bad arguments.

It seems so obviously innocuous that I suspect it's VoiceOfRa doing his thing again

Yes, I tend to apply a higher standard to comments then just about everybody else.

Comment author: gjm 13 October 2015 12:28:14AM 5 points [-]

OK, I looked at the first paragraph. I see the (attempt at) humour. I don't see how it's covering (or trying to cover) a bad argument, or indeed any argument at all. What bad argument do you think I was attempting to cover?

a higher standard

I don't think "higher" is the right word here. That impression you have that no one else appreciates how awful your political opponents' arguments are? That's what being mindkilled feels like from the inside.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 13 October 2015 12:07:26PM 3 points [-]

Yes, I tend to apply a higher standard to comments then just about everybody else.

Including your own? I beg to differ.

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 13 October 2015 10:26:29PM 7 points [-]

Citation please.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 14 October 2015 09:44:03AM *  1 point [-]

For instance here, where you make one unsubstantiated claim after another.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/la5/neoreactionaries_why_are_you_neoreactionary/bnzn