It’s sort of silly to say that that means it should be called the “irrationality community.”
Notice the name of this website. It is not “The Correct Way To Do Everything”.
it’s not JUST another kind of culture. It’s a culture with a particular set of shared assumptions
Don’t ALL cultures have their own particular set of shared assumptions? Tyler’s point is that the rationalist culture, says Tyler, sets itself above all others as it claims to possess The Truth (or at least know the True Paths leading in that general direction) -- and yet most cultures have similar claims.
Lucifer
Lucifer is the bringer of light (Latin: lux). Latin also has another word for light: lumen (it’s the same root but with the -men suffix). Just sayin’ :-P
But I will also admit that the idea of an all-singing all-dancing candelabra has merit, too :-)
Notice the name of this website. It is not “The Correct Way To Do Everything”.
Don’t ALL cultures have their own particular set of shared assumptions? Tyler’s point is that the rationalist culture, says Tyler, sets itself above all others as it claims to possess The Truth (or at least know the True Paths leading in that general direction) -- and yet most cultures have similar claims.
Lucifer is the bringer of light (Latin: lux). Latin also has another word for light: lumen (it’s the same root but with the -men suffix). Just sayin’ :-P
But I will also admit that the idea of an all-singing all-dancing candelabra has merit, too :-)