Being an outsider is more than just not subscribing to the label of belonging to an ingroup.
I don’t think disagreeing on things like consistent beliefs makes you an outsider. I think the last longer post on the topic even argued against having consistent beliefs.
I don’t think what makes a true citizen of Lesswrong is that a person treats Eliezer as his guru and simply copies his beliefs.
If you decide that this community is good, that you find participation valuable and think for yourself that makes you perfect member.
I am not an atheist.
Then what are you and if you already like religion why do you see a problem with the same pattern appearing in LW?
A guru speaks from a position of authority, a scientist communicates/argues with peers.
I don’t think it’s useful to pretend that everyone understand what you mean with a concept. It can seem authoritative to say that the person you are talking to just doesn’t understand what you mean, but it often directly addresses the core issue of a disagreement.
Communication is also not something where you have to pick one style for all your communication needs. One day you can be more intellectual and the other day you can use more simple language.
Being an outsider is more than just not subscribing to the label of belonging to an ingroup.
I don’t think disagreeing on things like consistent beliefs makes you an outsider. I think the last longer post on the topic even argued against having consistent beliefs.
I don’t think what makes a true citizen of Lesswrong is that a person treats Eliezer as his guru and simply copies his beliefs.
If you decide that this community is good, that you find participation valuable and think for yourself that makes you perfect member.
Then what are you and if you already like religion why do you see a problem with the same pattern appearing in LW?
I don’t think it’s useful to pretend that everyone understand what you mean with a concept. It can seem authoritative to say that the person you are talking to just doesn’t understand what you mean, but it often directly addresses the core issue of a disagreement.
Communication is also not something where you have to pick one style for all your communication needs. One day you can be more intellectual and the other day you can use more simple language.