Comment author: CronoDAS 30 November 2009 01:39:24PM *  8 points [-]

"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms." - Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

Comment author: taa21 30 November 2009 08:07:32PM 5 points [-]

Substituting "has perpetuated" for "has settled" in that quote results in a statement of essentially the same veracity.

Comment author: PeteG 13 November 2009 03:10:33AM 1 point [-]

Of all the people you ever met in your life, who would you consider, if anyone, to be just a few hair's length away from your level. If properly taught, do you think this person can become the next Eliezer Yudkowsky?

Comment author: taa21 14 November 2009 07:27:25PM 0 points [-]

Is this a joke?

Comment author: taa21 11 November 2009 09:06:17PM 14 points [-]

What do you view as your role here at Less Wrong (e.g. leader, preacher, monk, moderator, plain-old contributor, etc.)?

Comment author: evtujo 11 November 2009 05:09:36AM 21 points [-]

How young can children start being trained as rationalists? And what would the core syllabus / training regimen look like?

Comment author: taa21 11 November 2009 09:01:31PM 6 points [-]

Just out of curiosity, why are you asking this? And why is Yudkowsky's opinion on this matter relevant?