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Incorrect comments on A few questions on International Rationality - Less Wrong Discussion

15 Post author: Locke 30 April 2012 10:27PM

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Comment author: Incorrect 30 April 2012 10:38:05PM 8 points [-]

If we take Religion as any indication of irrationality then America should be one of the least rational countries in the world.

If you consider America homogenous but then you're probably using an insufficient model.

Comment author: Locke 30 April 2012 10:50:39PM 2 points [-]

I realize that even a small percentage of English-speakers is still a huge number of people, but I don't think it's more than half of all the potential rationalists in the world.

Comment author: Vaniver 01 May 2012 12:29:25PM 5 points [-]

So, about 30% of the population of the OECD is in countries where the majority of the population is a native-born English speaker, and I would be unsurprised if at least two sevenths of the population of the remaining countries speaks English well enough to interact on the internet. I'm pretty sure English connects you to at least half of the developed world.

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