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VoiceOfRa comments on The horrifying importance of domain knowledge - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Fluttershy 02 August 2015 04:44:15AM 3 points [-]

Regardless of whether or not you believe that e.g. trans people genuinely feel uncomfortable with their bodies for gender/identity reasons or other reasons, it seems like applying the principle of charity and taking others' claims about how they feel about their bodies at face value costs little.

Comment author: VoiceOfRa 02 August 2015 05:02:39AM 1 point [-]

Would you apply the same logic to someone who claims Jesus talks to them? What about the person claiming to be Jesus?