Vladimir_Slepnev comments on Building Something Smarter - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 November 2008 05:00PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Slepnev 02 November 2008 09:28:59PM 0 points [-]

Eliezer, I wanna tell you something that will sound offensive, please keep in mind I'm not trying to offend you...

You're making a religion out of your stuff.

Your posts are very different from Robin's - he shows specific applications of rationality, while you preach rationality as a Way. Maybe it has to do with your ethnicity: inventing religions is the #1 unique, stellar specialty of Jews. (Quick examples: Abrahamic religions, socialism, Ayn Rand's view of capitalism. Don't get offended, don't.)

Not saying your personal brand of rationality is wrong - far from it! It's very interesting, and you have taught me much. But as the blog title says, notice and overcome the bias.

Because religions have a way of becoming ugly in the long run.