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ciphergoth comments on Eliezer's Sequences and Mainstream Academia - Less Wrong Discussion

99 Post author: lukeprog 15 September 2012 12:32AM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 16 September 2012 11:34:26AM 3 points [-]

They are from Earth. Because it would be great for me and for the world if more of my friends took an interest in this sort of thing, and if they have misconceptions that stand in the way of that I'd like to clear up those misconceptions.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 17 September 2012 08:01:17AM 1 point [-]

Because it would be great for me and for the world if more of my friends took an interest in this sort of thing, and if they have misconceptions that stand in the way of that I'd like to clear up those misconceptions.

I understand the goal; but not the action taken to achieve it. Negging the Sequences will get them to take more of an interest?