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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 02 January 2015 03:51:33PM 1 point [-]

Why is the Onion article under Philosophy?

Comment author: gwern 02 January 2015 04:02:51PM 2 points [-]

I thought it was a nice example of status quo bias in ethics / deathism and reversal tests. I guess the point of the Onion article was not as obvious as I thought.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 02 January 2015 09:39:22PM 1 point [-]

I saw how it was applicable to LW, no doubt. I just thought it would go under Rationality-related humor rather than Philosophy.

Comment author: gwern 03 January 2015 03:56:52AM 2 points [-]

I see the core point as philosophical: criticizing an unjustified asymmetry in the way we think about things. It may be funny, but the humor is nonessential and the criticism is essential.

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