I certainly have varied thoughts on other Jewish practices, the same way I showed varied thoughts on traditional Sabbath practices, but no current plans to explore that. Perhaps when another holiday rolls around. I did write a Rationalist Haggadah a few years back that the NYC Less Wrong group uses every year. I do not think that landing on a traditional practice is a coincidence—it’s time tested design, but also I explicitly say that you benefit from the resonance and ease of explanation and justification inherent in established tradition. I then use the framework to build rules to deal with modern issues.
I’d be quite interested in seeing similar cases made for practices from other traditions and religions. I’m not afraid to steal what’s good. I do think that Judaism has a strong track record of producing a lot rationalists, so Jewish tradition is likely to be unusually rich in ideas that fit with our needs. And of course, you find things where you look.
I like the idea of linking posts as part of a discussion; for now I made sure they linked to each other via links. Eventually sequences are part of the plan but I agree with not prioritizing that over other things right now. I do think that it’s actually good to have discussions in bursts, so things can develop and go deeper, and there should be an ebb and flow from week to week and month to month.
I certainly have varied thoughts on other Jewish practices, the same way I showed varied thoughts on traditional Sabbath practices, but no current plans to explore that. Perhaps when another holiday rolls around. I did write a Rationalist Haggadah a few years back that the NYC Less Wrong group uses every year. I do not think that landing on a traditional practice is a coincidence—it’s time tested design, but also I explicitly say that you benefit from the resonance and ease of explanation and justification inherent in established tradition. I then use the framework to build rules to deal with modern issues.
I’d be quite interested in seeing similar cases made for practices from other traditions and religions. I’m not afraid to steal what’s good. I do think that Judaism has a strong track record of producing a lot rationalists, so Jewish tradition is likely to be unusually rich in ideas that fit with our needs. And of course, you find things where you look.
I like the idea of linking posts as part of a discussion; for now I made sure they linked to each other via links. Eventually sequences are part of the plan but I agree with not prioritizing that over other things right now. I do think that it’s actually good to have discussions in bursts, so things can develop and go deeper, and there should be an ebb and flow from week to week and month to month.
You may or may not know there’s a blog called the Ancient Wisdom Project which tries out practices from various religions for a month at a time.