I think a large part of what you are describing is nothing more than profound (justifiable) respect, and there is nothing wrong with it unless it goes beyond what your experience and the evidence supports.
It is perfectly rational to be somewhat less skeptical of and somewhat more obedient to someone that you have that sort of respect for, as long as the respect was well earned (and must continue to be earned) and your updating is accurate and in proportion to past experience. [I use Marcello’s Anti-Kibitzer script as one way of not being overly influenced in this way.]
I’m not saying that there aren’t other buttons that aren’t being pushed that might contribute to your ill feeling. Perhaps Eliezer’s sometimes oracular tone or his evoking of samurai and zen metaphors affect you in ways that cause you to be suspicious of your rationality.
I think a large part of what you are describing is nothing more than profound (justifiable) respect, and there is nothing wrong with it unless it goes beyond what your experience and the evidence supports.
It is perfectly rational to be somewhat less skeptical of and somewhat more obedient to someone that you have that sort of respect for, as long as the respect was well earned (and must continue to be earned) and your updating is accurate and in proportion to past experience. [I use Marcello’s Anti-Kibitzer script as one way of not being overly influenced in this way.]
I’m not saying that there aren’t other buttons that aren’t being pushed that might contribute to your ill feeling. Perhaps Eliezer’s sometimes oracular tone or his evoking of samurai and zen metaphors affect you in ways that cause you to be suspicious of your rationality.