I wonder how the Imperius curse resolves loops.

What's next, a Rational (tm) Work Out sequence? A Rational (tm) Build Your Own PC sequence?

Those would both be very useful, especially the former one.

A Rational (tm) Dating sequence?

No. This kills the mind.

Thank you.

Apparently I'm not alone, either; there seems to be some evidence that there's a link between iodine and diabetes more generally.

Could you please post or link to it?

Did you search the site

Yes.

and read previous comments?

Yes. Results were generally negative.

However, I was unable to find any results regarding this new rig.

I don't suppose any users here have experience with trans-cranial direct current stimulation. More specifically, the Focus V1?

http://www.foc.us/

After buying an e-cig, I never bought another pack of cigarettes. It has been roughly six weeks, I think. My consumption was slightly higher than yours.

Unfortunately, I cannot look at the actual post and am merely trying to infer its contents based on posts on LessWrong. The only major argument I can make in favor of using the word "tribalism" is that the term has useful negative connotations:

"This is tribalist thinking." == "This is silly, savage thinking which we are trying to overcome as rationalists."

This is incredibly pedantic. (Also rather unjustified, due to my own lack of knowledge regarding occult enthusiasts.) However:

It's interesting that demons in computer science are called that way. They have exactly the same functionality as the demons that occult enthusiasts proclaim to use.

Although daemons in computer science are rather akin to daemons in classical mythology (sort of, kind of, close enough), they really don't particularly resemble our modern conception of demons. I mean, they can totally get a programmer into "Sorcerer's Apprentice"-style shenanigans, but I've never heard of a daemon tempting anyone.

You can always say: "Well, it's just my mind doing something strange." At the same time it's a hard confrontation.

I have previously recommend to friends that alcohol is a moderately good way to develop empathy for those less intelligent than oneself. (That is, it is a good way for those who really cannot comprehend the way other people get confused by certain ideas). I wager that there are a wide array of methods to gain knowledge of some of the stranger confusions the human mind is a capable of. Ignoring chemical means, sleep deprivation is probably the simplest.

Also, congratulations for going through these experiences and retaining (what I assume is) a coherent and rational belief-system. A lot of people would not.

But it is easy to find critics if you want to.

I agree with this. However, I wager that actually wanting to find critics is a nigh-impossible task for the average person.