Those are the people, indeed. But where do the donations come from? EY seems to be using this argument against me as well. I’m just not educated, well-read or intelligent enough for any criticism. Maybe so, I acknowledged that in my post. But have I seen any pointers to how people arrive at their estimations yet? No, just the demand to read all of LW, which according to EY doesn’t even deal with what I’m trying to figure out, but rather the dissolving of biases. A contradiction?
I’m inquiring about the strong claims made by the SIAI, which includes EY and LW. Why? Because they ask for my money and resources. Because they gather fanatic followers who believe into the possibility of literally going to hell. If you follow the discussion surrounding Roko’s posts you’ll see what I mean. And because I’m simply curious and like to discuss, besides becoming less wrong.
But if EY or someone else is going to tell me that I’m just too dumb and it doesn’t matter what I do, think or donate, I can accept that. I don’t expect Richard Dawkins to enlighten me about evolution either. But don’t expect me to stay quiet about my insignificant personal opinion and epistemic state (as you like to call it) either! Although since I’m conveniently not neurotypical (I guess), you won’t have to worry me turning into an antagonist either, simply because EY is being impolite.
Those are the people, indeed. But where do the donations come from? EY seems to be using this argument against me as well. I’m just not educated, well-read or intelligent enough for any criticism. Maybe so, I acknowledged that in my post. But have I seen any pointers to how people arrive at their estimations yet? No, just the demand to read all of LW, which according to EY doesn’t even deal with what I’m trying to figure out, but rather the dissolving of biases. A contradiction?
I’m inquiring about the strong claims made by the SIAI, which includes EY and LW. Why? Because they ask for my money and resources. Because they gather fanatic followers who believe into the possibility of literally going to hell. If you follow the discussion surrounding Roko’s posts you’ll see what I mean. And because I’m simply curious and like to discuss, besides becoming less wrong.
But if EY or someone else is going to tell me that I’m just too dumb and it doesn’t matter what I do, think or donate, I can accept that. I don’t expect Richard Dawkins to enlighten me about evolution either. But don’t expect me to stay quiet about my insignificant personal opinion and epistemic state (as you like to call it) either! Although since I’m conveniently not neurotypical (I guess), you won’t have to worry me turning into an antagonist either, simply because EY is being impolite.