He who knows how to do something is the servant of he who knows why that thing must be done.

-- Isuna Hasekura, Spice and Wolf vol. 5 ("servant" is justified by the medieval setting).

The point of rationality isn't to better argue against beliefs you consider wrong but to change your existing beliefs to be more correct.

Zach Wiener's elegant disproof:

Think of the strangest thing that's true. Okay. Now add a monkey dressed as Hitler.

(Although to be fair, it's possible that the disproof fails because "think of the strangest thing that's true" is impossible for a human brain.)

no, it's the specific description of the feeling that surprised me: "sweet." edit: and thanks for helping me out.

Actually, it seems that they do have same-sex marriage. Chapter 42:

"Wow," Daphne said, sounding a little shocked. "You mean Muggles really do hate that? I thought that was just something the Death Eaters made up."

"No," said an older Slytherin girl Hermione didn't recognize, "it's true, they have to get married in secret, and if they're ever discovered, they get burned at the stake together. [...]”

By exception probat regulam it seems that there are same-sex marriages between MoR wizards.

LW's standards for rationality quotes vary, but in any case this does allow for the reading of endorsing allowing perceived evidence to override pre-existing beliefs, if one ignores the standard connotations of "skeptic" and "missionary".

LW's standards for rationality quotes vary, but in any case this does allow for the reading of endorsing allowing perceived evidence to override pre-existing beliefs, if one ignores the standard connotations of "skeptic" and "missionary".

It was a Callahan's novel which came out in the past ten years or so. It might have been Callahan's Key.

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I'm really sorry, but I don't remember the details.

"But human beings do find power over others sweet." Need some data points because wow do I need to update if this is accurate for most people. Did "sweet" throw anyone else off?

Please take the time (I GOTTA KNOW) to upvote this post if that doesn't reflect your experience, downvote if it does, and do this opposite to the post I'm gonna post right after this that says "counterbalance." Thanks.

edit: poll

It's not due to our great intelligence, that we are stuck on this mud ball having to wipe out the things we like for the things we like more.