taryneast comments on Excluding the Supernatural - Less Wrong

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Comment author: taryneast 19 December 2010 11:31:54AM 3 points [-]

Paraphrasing: It's just a lie used to manipulate people into doing what you want them to do against their natural tendencies... but because you're incapable of finding a truth that will actually satisfy them (ie it's a useful lie), it should be kept around.