Part of the great trouble of being a rationalist is the great, great trouble of finding like minded people. I am thrilled at the news of such successful meetups taking place—the reason rationalists don’t have the impact they should is poor organization
On the other hand, I really like what Eliezer says about courage. It is one thing to preach and repeat meaningless words about being courageous and facing the Truth, but if we are too afraid to look like a fool in society—who says we won’t be too afraid to speak the Truth in the scientific community?
I’m parsing the last paragraph as “Getting Things Done is important—you can talk about courage, but you actually have to use courage for it to matter.” Is this accurate?
Part of the great trouble of being a rationalist is the great, great trouble of finding like minded people. I am thrilled at the news of such successful meetups taking place—the reason rationalists don’t have the impact they should is poor organization
On the other hand, I really like what Eliezer says about courage. It is one thing to preach and repeat meaningless words about being courageous and facing the Truth, but if we are too afraid to look like a fool in society—who says we won’t be too afraid to speak the Truth in the scientific community?
I’m parsing the last paragraph as “Getting Things Done is important—you can talk about courage, but you actually have to use courage for it to matter.” Is this accurate?
You can start with some truths.