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shokwave comments on Note on Terminology: "Rationality", not "Rationalism" - Less Wrong Discussion

28 Post author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 January 2011 09:21PM

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Comment author: shokwave 15 January 2011 04:32:29PM *  1 point [-]

Of course not, but 'rationality' feels like a toolbox to me, and 'rationalism' feels like a collection of beliefs. I don't want to give people the impression that I believe something because it's part of rationalism, and I think it's right because rationalism said so.

It was mostly just a feeling, though, that strongly agreed with the concerns Vladimir_Nesov expressed.