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ChristianKl comments on The Rebuttal Repository - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TrE 11 August 2013 05:47:19PM *  8 points [-]

What about rebuttals for positions which are popular on LessWrong? Are they also accepted or is this more like a "Somebody said something which is, by LW-consensus, wrong. How can I respond to them?" repository?

Say, if I had a good article, soundly arguing that LW-style MWI and quantum immortality (alternatively: Polyphasic sleep, paleo diets, etc.) is bullshit, would I be allowed to post it here, and would it stand a chance of being included?

Comment author: ChristianKl 12 August 2013 12:20:40AM *  7 points [-]

In general people on LessWrong enjoy thoughtful contrarianism. If you post links to rebuttals where people on LessWrong think that the article doesn't really provide thoughtful contrarianism, the post gets probably voted down. If people think it's thoughtful it probably gets voted up.