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VAuroch comments on Publication: the "anti-science" trope is culturally polarizing and makes people distrust scientists - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: VAuroch 08 February 2014 10:04:25AM 0 points [-]

I believe Eliezer has accidentally already created a path forward for that eventuality: We instantiate the Bayesian Conspiracy and show off how much better our miracles are than anyone else's. Brennan's World, here we come.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 08 February 2014 01:03:29PM 1 point [-]

But they may not be sufficiently better than a convincing demagogue may unmake them. The art may not be strong enough: http://lesswrong.com/lw/9p/extreme_rationality_its_not_that_great/