Comment on Fireplace Delusions [LINK]

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:17 GMT

My complete non-reaction to this (aside from being convinced utterly and without counterargument) suggests to me that I have "achieved" the "break with the world" that Eliezer sometimes goes on about as a required first step to becoming a rationalist.

Your comment here reminds me that I have much more work to do! My thought process usually takes several steps before I come to the right conclusion, like:

1. "But I like fireplaces!"

2. "But I like my safety and the safety of the people I care about more."

3. "Holy shit, I can't believe I just put 1 before 2."

4. Reminds self of desire to see reality, calms mind, focuses on processing the article.

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