I thought about addressing this directly in the post but figured it would show up in a comment rather quickly. There are a handful of small reasons for me doing so:
Linguistically, LessWrong thinks of religious beliefs as irrational. I do think it is polite to defer to this usage.
I understand why this community considers religion to be irrational and do not feel like contending the point.
The post is not about religious beliefs but irrational beliefs. I use religion as an example because I used myself as an example of what I was talking about.
I expect it to be jarring to read, which hopefully forces the reader to realize that the post has little to do with the beliefs themselves.
I can buy that—although now I feel as if my second reply is rather patronizing. I apologize if the links therein are inapplicable to your situation; I would not have worded it as I did if I believed that the reason for your phrasing was as you described.
I thought about addressing this directly in the post but figured it would show up in a comment rather quickly. There are a handful of small reasons for me doing so:
Linguistically, LessWrong thinks of religious beliefs as irrational. I do think it is polite to defer to this usage.
I understand why this community considers religion to be irrational and do not feel like contending the point.
The post is not about religious beliefs but irrational beliefs. I use religion as an example because I used myself as an example of what I was talking about.
I expect it to be jarring to read, which hopefully forces the reader to realize that the post has little to do with the beliefs themselves.
I can buy that—although now I feel as if my second reply is rather patronizing. I apologize if the links therein are inapplicable to your situation; I would not have worded it as I did if I believed that the reason for your phrasing was as you described.
It’s all good. I found something useful in the comment. :)