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Ritual

TagLast edit: Nov 19, 2021, 12:56 PM by Yoav Ravid

Rituals are symbolic actions. In the context of LessWrong, it’s significant that many rituals have some impact on your cognition, which makes them appropriate to be careful with. Nonetheless, some LessWrongers have worked to explore the space of ritual through a rationalist lens.

It’s a bit tricky to define. The book Secular Wholeness notes:

There’s a hazy boundary between the words “ritual,” “habit,” and “custom.” I think the difference between a ritual act and a habitual one lies in awareness and assent. An act becomes a ritual for you when you perform it with conscious awareness of its symbolic and emotional meaning, and with willing assent to those meanings. Unless you act with both awareness and assent, your act is merely a habit (if it is unique to you) or a custom (if you share it with others).

Two key questions relating to ritual and rationality are:

Sequences:

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On Ra­tion­al­ist Sols­tice and Epistemic Caution

RaemonDec 5, 2018, 8:39 PM
68 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

The Value (and Danger) of Ritual

RaemonDec 30, 2011, 6:52 AM
46 points
68 comments12 min readLW link

Funeral Ritual

RaemonApr 20, 2018, 1:40 AM
48 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

Sols­tice Quaker Dark­ness Circling

RaemonDec 28, 2021, 6:09 AM
52 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Rus­sian Food for Petrov Day

weftSep 4, 2022, 5:57 PM
17 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Pa­tron Saint Holidays

RaemonJan 26, 2022, 9:26 AM
56 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Vi­sions of Sum­mer Solstice

RaemonMay 21, 2018, 5:50 AM
23 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

Modes of Petrov Day

RaemonSep 17, 2019, 2:47 AM
69 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

How the Grinch Ought to Have Stolen Christmas

Quirinus_QuirrellDec 25, 2013, 8:00 PM
76 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Sto­ries of Sum­mer Sols­tice

RaemonJul 8, 2018, 7:16 AM
53 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

The Ra­tion­al­ist Hag­gadot Collection

maiaApr 2, 2024, 8:02 PM
22 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(tigrennatenn.neocities.org)

Holi­day Pitch: Reflect­ing on Covid and Connection

RaemonApr 22, 2020, 7:50 PM
58 points
14 comments12 min readLW link
(secularsolstice.com)

The Ritual

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 11, 2008, 11:52 PM
103 points
21 comments5 min readLW link

De­sign­ing Ritual

RaemonJan 11, 2012, 1:52 AM
39 points
76 comments14 min readLW link

The Sum­mer Sols­tice Paradox

RaemonFeb 8, 2015, 8:00 AM
12 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Ri­tual Re­port: NYC Less Wrong Sols­tice Celebration

RaemonDec 20, 2011, 8:37 PM
143 points
180 comments11 min readLW link

Is Hu­man­ism A Reli­gion-Sub­sti­tute?

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 26, 2008, 4:18 AM
62 points
54 comments3 min readLW link

The Gift I Give Tomorrow

RaemonJan 11, 2012, 4:02 AM
34 points
33 comments11 min readLW link

On “Not Screw­ing Up Ri­tual Can­dles”

RaemonSep 27, 2020, 9:55 PM
48 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Sec­u­lar Sols­tice 2020

jefftkDec 20, 2020, 11:20 PM
81 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Triumph & Hope: How Far Hu­man­ity Has Come

RubyFeb 21, 2021, 6:07 PM
23 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(jesswhittlestone.com)

In­tro to the Wed­ding Sequence

RubyFeb 21, 2021, 6:06 PM
54 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Gran­d­est Vi­sion for Hu­man­ity (Light)

RubyFeb 24, 2021, 7:15 AM
27 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(hackernoon.com)

[Cer­e­mony In­tro + ] Darkness

RubyFeb 21, 2021, 6:06 PM
26 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Tsuyoku Naritai

RubyFeb 25, 2021, 5:40 AM
21 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Community

RubyMar 11, 2021, 5:14 PM
20 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Partnership

RubyMar 11, 2021, 5:17 PM
17 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Vows & Declaration

RubyMar 20, 2021, 5:21 PM
24 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Post-COVID In­te­gra­tion Rituals

UnrealApr 12, 2021, 4:54 PM
43 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Bayesian Dharani, Great Dharani for Con­serv­ing Evidence

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 20, 2021, 4:32 PM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Vav­ilov Day Starts Tomorrow

ElizabethJan 25, 2022, 6:00 PM
34 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Vav­ilov Day Dis­cus­sion Post

ElizabethJan 27, 2022, 12:26 AM
29 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Why haven’t we cel­e­brated any ma­jor achieve­ments lately?

jasoncrawfordAug 17, 2020, 8:34 PM
198 points
69 comments12 min readLW link2 reviews
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ri­tu­als and symbolism

TsviBTFeb 10, 2022, 4:00 PM
34 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist In­spired Com­ing-of-age Rituals

iceplantApr 25, 2022, 5:22 PM
10 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ri­tual as the only tool for over­writ­ing val­ues and goals

mrcbarbierJan 4, 2023, 11:11 AM
41 points
24 comments32 min readLW link

A differ­ent ob­ser­va­tion of Vav­ilov Day

ElizabethJan 26, 2023, 9:50 PM
30 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Notes on Reverence

David GrossNov 4, 2020, 1:35 AM
8 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

A New Day

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 31, 2008, 6:40 PM
47 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Thanks­giv­ing Prayer

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 28, 2008, 4:17 AM
39 points
56 comments1 min readLW link

Sex Fairy Lore

pchvykovJun 26, 2022, 8:42 PM
−25 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] How do you cel­e­brate your birth­day?

Mati_RoySep 17, 2020, 10:00 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Learnday

hamnoxOct 9, 2017, 7:15 PM
8 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Austin Petrov Day re­vi­sion, 2023

Austin LW ritual working groupSep 16, 2023, 9:55 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Re­sults of My First LessWrong-in­spired I Ching Divination

DirectedEvolutionJul 8, 2019, 9:26 PM
21 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

The I Ching Series (2/​10): How should I pri­ori­tize my ca­reer-build­ing pro­jects?

DirectedEvolutionJul 9, 2019, 10:55 PM
14 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Blog plant

KatjaGraceDec 14, 2020, 11:30 AM
7 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Dress Up For Sec­u­lar Solstice

Gordon H.S.Dec 15, 2024, 4:28 PM
33 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] What to do if you can’t form any habits what­so­ever?

masasinJan 10, 2021, 1:17 AM
19 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

The hour I first alieved

matejsuchyApr 17, 2021, 5:02 PM
5 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(matejsuchy.substack.com)

LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2024, open for applications

May 1, 2024, 10:18 AM
79 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

The Jor­dan Peter­son Mask

Jacob FalkovichMar 3, 2018, 7:49 PM
60 points
154 comments12 min readLW link

Do­ing “good”

pchvykovJan 13, 2022, 7:52 PM
9 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Sab­bath hard and go home

BenquoSep 27, 2017, 7:49 AM
97 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2023 [Ap­pli­ca­tions now closed]

Henry ProwbellMay 1, 2023, 9:08 AM
89 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent is over

Qiaochu_YuanMar 30, 2018, 5:57 AM
20 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Bring Back the Sabbath

ZviOct 7, 2017, 12:10 PM
43 points
16 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Eter­nal Win­ter, End­less Light

RaemonDec 10, 2017, 5:51 AM
26 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 14, 2013, 6:32 AM
65 points
82 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent

Qiaochu_YuanFeb 13, 2018, 11:55 PM
41 points
62 comments1 min readLW link

Sols­tice Album Crowdfunding

RaemonDec 18, 2018, 8:51 PM
39 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

State of the Sols­tice 2014

RaemonDec 23, 2014, 6:18 AM
54 points
48 comments6 min readLW link

Less Wrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2022

UnplannedCauliflowerMay 1, 2022, 11:59 AM
34 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Schel­ling Day: A Ra­tion­al­ist Holiday

ModusPoniesMar 27, 2013, 1:18 PM
51 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Ri­tual 2012: A Mo­ment of Darkness

RaemonDec 28, 2012, 9:09 AM
54 points
136 comments10 min readLW link

Bos­ton Sols­tice 2019 Retrospective

jefftkDec 15, 2019, 9:20 PM
32 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Triv­ial In­con­ve­nience Day (De­cem­ber 9th at 12 Noon PST)

namespaceDec 7, 2018, 1:26 AM
32 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Ri­tual Re­port: Schel­ling Day

ModusPoniesApr 17, 2013, 3:46 AM
46 points
99 comments1 min readLW link

To like each other, sing and dance in synchrony

Kaj_SotalaApr 23, 2012, 1:30 PM
41 points
108 comments3 min readLW link

Halloween

KatjaGraceOct 31, 2019, 12:20 AM
28 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Stand­ing on a pile of corpses

JsevillamolDec 21, 2018, 10:36 AM
35 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

“God Re­wards Fools”

CzynskiApr 30, 2020, 10:51 PM
17 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Work­ing Mantras

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 24, 2009, 10:08 PM
48 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Bay Sols­tice 2017: Thoughts

PDVDec 18, 2017, 10:04 AM
12 points
102 comments3 min readLW link

LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2023 Up­dates: Keynote Speaker Mal­colm Ocean, Re­main­ing Tick­ets and More

Henry ProwbellMay 31, 2023, 9:53 PM
23 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Less Wrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2022, open for ap­pli­ca­tion!

UnplannedCauliflowerMay 1, 2022, 6:52 PM
32 points
2 comments2 min readLW link
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