Yes, that would be tribal affiliations showing. I always assumed the cure for this was more steelmanning...
Which part? Is lack of interest in steel manning YEC just a sign of tribal affiliations?
Both points—the lack of consistency, and privileging the hypothesis.
(In fairness, it’s more than “tribal affliliations”. There are probably all sorts of biases creating this particular danger in being half a rationalist.)
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Yes, that would be tribal affiliations showing. I always assumed the cure for this was more steelmanning...
Which part? Is lack of interest in steel manning YEC just a sign of tribal affiliations?
Both points—the lack of consistency, and privileging the hypothesis.
(In fairness, it’s more than “tribal affliliations”. There are probably all sorts of biases creating this particular danger in being half a rationalist.)