= 27d567bc2d48d9f40e9ccc20ea370b15)
MixedNuts comments on Martinenaite and Tavenier on cryonics - Less Wrong Discussion
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
= 783df68a0f980790206b9ea87794c5b6)
Loading…= b715d02e85f7b3b4ae65ca3d3e450868)
Subscribe to RSS Feed
Powered by Reddit
= f037147d6e6c911a85753b9abdedda8d)
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (40)
I want to thank these people. Like, give them money, or send them a fruit basket. How do I do that?
Perhaps you could publicize their research? Cite it, link to it etc.
This I have done in spades!
I found them on Facebook and thanked them that way, but I fear that probably seemed more creepy than nice!
"Thank you for presenting strong arguments against a belief that is important to me!" is something that only makes sense on LessWrong. :)
"Thank you for seriously engaging with my beliefs" is something that makes sense much more broadly.
I do think that there is something low-status in the phrasing. "Thank you for taking my beliefs seriously enough to criticize" I would call creepy. I suspect that there is a better way to phrase this. "Thank you for the debate" is a perfectly ordinary statement, but probably not adequate for this situation.
Did they reply?
Martinenaite has now replied very politely, presenting a brief counter to the arguments I give above. I've asked her permission to share her reply.
Not yet; I'll update if they do.