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Bound_up comments on Open Thread, Apr. 13 - Apr. 19, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Bound_up 14 April 2015 06:01:55AM 0 points [-]

Mmm, that might be about right, I'm not clear on a few points.

1 - Is the bad epistemology from an assumption that the teacher here advocates believing in what he calls a mere human tradition (until this manifestation, anyway)?

2 - Do you mean here that the form of the teaching is sound, but that you believe it could never practically apply, because there is not God that you could hold off on "truly knowing" until you met and felt him?

3 - Ah, here, I do believe we have a misunderstanding. My question is if you detect anything wrong with the form of the assertion. If the way of thinking is irrational, rather than the implied belief it's being applied to.

4 - I think your answer here was good, thanks :)

5 - I think you're good here. Just to confirm I'm understanding, you mean that the form of the assertion is rational, but that the specific implied belief accompanying it is false, yes?

Thanks much, I appreciate your brevity.