itaibn0 comments on Rationalists Are Less Credulous But Better At Taking Ideas Seriously - LessWrong

43 Post author: Yvain 21 January 2014 02:18AM

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Comment author: itaibn0 22 January 2014 10:55:06PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure I understand you. Are you saying that the reason most people don't subscribe to cryonics is not that they think that it is unlikely to work but some other reason, and so convincing people that it is unlikely to work is compatible with convincing people to do it? In that case that seems to me like a reasonable point of view.

Comment author: Lalartu 24 January 2014 09:24:07AM 4 points [-]

Yes. Effect from convincing people that cryonics is socially acceptable far outweights lower success estimates.

Comment author: VAuroch 22 January 2014 11:01:49PM 0 points [-]

It is certainly true that, independent of how likely you think cryonics is to work, most people stay unsubscribed not because they don't think it will work but because it's weird.