tygorton

I am passionately fond of the idea of creating an “Art of Rationality” sensibility/school as described in the [A Sense That More is Possible](http://lesswrong.com/lw/2c/a_sense_that_more_is_possible/) article. The obstacle I see as most formidable in such an undertaking is the fact that, no matter how much “rational software” our brains absorb, we...

What would our world be today if humans had started off with a purely rational intelligence? It seems as though a dominant aspect of rationality deals with risk management. For example, an irrational person might feel that the thrill of riding a zip line for a few seconds as being...