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Isn't it better to examine a falsehood to discover why it was so popular and appealing before throwing it away?
Only if they won't let you throw it away.
I don't understand this rationality quote. Is it about fighting akrasia? Self-hacking to effectively saving money? It clearly describes a method that wouldn't actually work, and it could work as humour, but what does it mean as a rationality tale?
It's a cautionary tale about Norwegian food.
That's purely filtering, isn't it? Anyone who isn't miserable, or doesn't expect to stop being miserable if they get out, stays in.
The second part is largely a filtering effect, yes. I probably should have left that part out. But the first part was a study done on Mormons, not ex-Mormons. Extreme sexual guilt is a big part of growing up Mormon.
I've heard a number of stories of "good" Mormons getting married and finally being allowed to have sex, and... they can't do it. They can't handle it. Or they manage to, several days later, only to end up feeling horribly guilty about it, locked in the bathroom, crying...
It's not a happy religion.
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Theism, Wednesday, and Not Being Adopted
I read this, and thought of Wednesday: "Among all American religions, Mormonism is the single most sexually guilt ridden. Mormonism scores 37%% higher in sexual guilt than even Catholics."
from here: http://www.atheismresource.com/2012/sex-god-a-new-and-fascinating-book-by-darrel-ray
I don't know how many ex-mormons you've talked to, but I've talked to quite a few, and in nearly every case we were miserable in the church, and much happier outside of it.
probably because you mentioned ponies.
Which got even more upvotes... [sigh]
Please don't become reddit!
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Meetup : Portland Meetup?
me! me! I'll be there! I've wanted a meetup here for a long time, but was pretty sure nobody was here.
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2011 Less Wrong Census / Survey
Just took the survey. It was odd how only the word "Other" was translated into the Norwegian "Andre"... and everything else was in English.
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