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DanArmak comments on Are we failing the ideological Turing test in the case of ISIS? (a crazy ideas thread) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 09 January 2016 09:30:02PM 0 points [-]

what the true agenda of isis was, were they much more rational and more intelligent than most people give credit to them.

Ultimate goals are orthogonal to instrumental rationality and intelligence. Why does assuming they are rational and intelligent make you distrustful of their stated goals?