Actually, to steer back to topic which is (laudably tolerated here) dislike of rationalists, this argument can make good tiny pet example of ‘rationalist’ vs ‘experts’ debates.
You can tell your pet “‘rationalist’ vs ‘expert’” example has issues when it can replaced with “‘rationalist’ vs ‘anyone with a net connection and 30 spare seconds’” and it applies just as well.
Experts actually know the matters to conclude something. (Not that I am a nuclear expert, of course, I only know overall overview of the process, and would defer to experts)
You realise, of course, that this places you squarely on the ‘rationalist’ side of that artificial dichotomy?
(By the way, also false, uranium is a serious fire hazard).
Not to mention it’ll do much more damage to your toe if you drop it on yourself—so much heavier!
You realise, of course, that this places you squarely on the ‘rationalist’ side of that artificial dichotomy?
I would defer to experts, I said. This community has a well respected founder apparently leading it by example NOT to defer to experts, but instead go on how experts are wrong, on basis on something terribly shaky. (quantum sequence).
You can tell your pet “‘rationalist’ vs ‘expert’” example has issues when it can replaced with “‘rationalist’ vs ‘anyone with a net connection and 30 spare seconds’” and it applies just as well.
You realise, of course, that this places you squarely on the ‘rationalist’ side of that artificial dichotomy?
Not to mention it’ll do much more damage to your toe if you drop it on yourself—so much heavier!
I would defer to experts, I said. This community has a well respected founder apparently leading it by example NOT to defer to experts, but instead go on how experts are wrong, on basis on something terribly shaky. (quantum sequence).
… and his position is held by a fair fraction of the experts.