Yeah I mean cargo cult rationality is definitely a risk. But still, it’s better to sink the argument than chase the guy, and as I said in a ‘no political debate’ setting, someone has to rise above it a bit.
I have actually been thinking about posting about politics here, I think there are interesting things going on in our politics but people making personal attacks against other commenters makes it harder to have a good debate.
Well, right here I’m not debating Gleb, I’m debating you.
Really, to me he looks like a standard cargo cult rationalist of the kind that Rational Wiki is full of.
Yeah I mean cargo cult rationality is definitely a risk. But still, it’s better to sink the argument than chase the guy, and as I said in a ‘no political debate’ setting, someone has to rise above it a bit.
I have actually been thinking about posting about politics here, I think there are interesting things going on in our politics but people making personal attacks against other commenters makes it harder to have a good debate.