Recent college grad here from the Madison area. I’ve been aware of this site for years, but started taking it seriously when I stumbled upon it a few months ago, researching evidential (vs causal) decision theory. I realized that this community seriously discusses the stuff I care about—that really abstract, high-minded stuff about truth, reality, and decisions. I’m a math person, so I’m more interested in the theoretical, algorithmic side of this. I’ve been a rationalist since, at 15, I realized my religion was bunk, and decided I needed to know what else I was wrong about.
Hello, everyone.
Recent college grad here from the Madison area. I’ve been aware of this site for years, but started taking it seriously when I stumbled upon it a few months ago, researching evidential (vs causal) decision theory. I realized that this community seriously discusses the stuff I care about—that really abstract, high-minded stuff about truth, reality, and decisions. I’m a math person, so I’m more interested in the theoretical, algorithmic side of this. I’ve been a rationalist since, at 15, I realized my religion was bunk, and decided I needed to know what else I was wrong about.