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polymathwannabe comments on [POLITICS] Jihadism and a new kind of existential threat - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 27 March 2015 02:05:21AM 0 points [-]

In that statement, what exactly do you mean by "decent"?

Comment author: seer 27 March 2015 02:14:40AM 4 points [-]

I was using the word because Nancy introduced it into the discussion. From the context, the practical meaning is "decent" as perceived by a more-or-less typical person in most of human history.