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Comment author: [deleted] 02 February 2015 05:47:39PM 3 points [-]

If I were to take a reductionalist approach, what's the connection between rationality and making the world a better place.

Comment author: ZT5 02 February 2015 06:33:27PM 3 points [-]

I understand that a rationalist can potentially have any kind of goals, not necessary altruistic ones.

The reason for bringing this up is that I want to see if this kind of topic can be discussed here on LW, at all. And me being an (aspiring) rationalist is very relevant information to this.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 February 2015 04:07:50PM 0 points [-]

Asking questions is one of the most rational things you can do. So screw "LessWrong". If some people aren't willing to discuss an issue with you like adults then you can't really call them rational. They should just quit to a photography blog or something.