lockeandkeynes comments on Dark Side Epistemology - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 17 October 2008 11:55PM

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Comment author: Daniel_Franke 18 October 2008 12:20:23AM 46 points [-]

The most dangerous dark side meme I can think of is the idea of sinful thoughts: that questioning one's faith is itself a sin even if not acted upon. A close second is "don't try to argue with the devil -- he has more experience at it than you".

Comment author: lockeandkeynes 06 July 2010 07:05:36AM 12 points [-]

Especially when it's explicitly enforced, a la death penalty for leaving Islam in Islamic countries.