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Salemicus comments on What are "the really good ideas" that Peter Thiel says are too dangerous to mention? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Salemicus 13 April 2015 11:15:04AM *  12 points [-]

What are some good answers and your guess as to his answer? Please exclude issues relating to race and gender.

Hmmm.

THRASYMACHUS: Give us an answer yourself, and tell us what you think justice is. And don't tell me that it's duty, or expediency, or advantage, or profit, or interest. I won't put up with nonsense of that sort.

SOCRATES: You ask someone for a definition of twelve, and add "And I don't want to be told that it's twice six, or three times four, or six times two, or four times three; that sort of nonsense won't do." You know perfectly well that no-one would answer you on those terms. He would reply "What do you mean, Thrasymachus; am I to give none of the answers you mention? If one of them happens to be true, do you want me to give a false one?"

From The Republic, by Plato.

Comment author: ChristianKl 13 April 2015 02:42:50PM *  2 points [-]

The fact that those issues lead to an easy answer, doesn't invalidate not talking about them.

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