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Evan­gel­i­cal Rationality

CannibalSmithApr 20, 2009, 4:51 AM
44 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Higher Purpose

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 23, 2009, 9:58 AM
44 points
28 comments4 min readLW link

Cached Procrastination

jimrandomhApr 25, 2009, 4:22 PM
44 points
49 comments3 min readLW link

...And Say No More Of It

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 9, 2009, 12:15 AM
43 points
25 comments5 min readLW link

The Tragedy of the Anticommons

Kaj_SotalaMar 15, 2009, 5:32 PM
43 points
47 comments5 min readLW link

Help, help, I’m be­ing op­pressed!

Scott AlexanderApr 7, 2009, 11:22 PM
43 points
145 comments5 min readLW link

You Be the Jury: Sur­vey on a Cur­rent Event

komponistoDec 9, 2009, 4:25 AM
43 points
266 comments3 min readLW link

Ar­row’s The­o­rem is a Lie

alyssavanceOct 24, 2009, 8:46 PM
43 points
64 comments5 min readLW link

Why Sup­port the Un­der­dog?

Scott AlexanderApr 5, 2009, 12:01 AM
43 points
102 comments3 min readLW link

Select­ing Ra­tion­al­ist Groups

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 2, 2009, 4:21 PM
42 points
34 comments3 min readLW link

The Do­main of Your Utility Function

Peter_de_BlancJun 23, 2009, 4:58 AM
42 points
99 comments2 min readLW link

In Praise of Boredom

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 18, 2009, 9:03 AM
42 points
104 comments6 min readLW link

Our House, My Rules

David_J_BalanNov 2, 2009, 12:44 AM
42 points
232 comments2 min readLW link

Time­less De­ci­sion The­ory and Meta-Cir­cu­lar De­ci­sion Theory

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 20, 2009, 10:07 PM
42 points
37 comments10 min readLW link

Bayesian Flame

cousin_itJul 26, 2009, 4:49 PM
41 points
163 comments4 min readLW link

Crowley on Reli­gious Experience

Scott AlexanderMar 26, 2009, 10:59 PM
41 points
89 comments3 min readLW link

The Shadow Question

AlicornOct 14, 2009, 1:40 AM
41 points
44 comments4 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tionBook.com—Track your calibration

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 14, 2009, 12:08 AM
41 points
53 comments1 min readLW link

“What Is Wrong With Our Thoughts”

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 17, 2009, 7:24 AM
41 points
109 comments1 min readLW link

Utilons vs. Hedons

PsychohistorianAug 10, 2009, 7:20 PM
40 points
119 comments6 min readLW link

Sunk Cost Fallacy

Z_M_DavisApr 12, 2009, 5:30 PM
40 points
44 comments2 min readLW link

Where’s Your Sense of Mys­tery?

Scott AlexanderApr 26, 2009, 12:45 AM
40 points
55 comments5 min readLW link

Agree, Re­tort, or Ig­nore? A Post From the Future

Wei DaiNov 24, 2009, 10:29 PM
40 points
88 comments2 min readLW link

Non­para­met­ric Ethics

Eliezer YudkowskyJun 20, 2009, 11:31 AM
40 points
60 comments5 min readLW link

Pro­posal: Use the Wiki for Concepts

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 22, 2009, 5:21 AM
40 points
67 comments3 min readLW link

De­cid­ing on our ra­tio­nal­ity focus

Kaj_SotalaJul 22, 2009, 6:27 AM
39 points
51 comments2 min readLW link

Recom­mended read­ing for new rationalists

XFrequentistJul 9, 2009, 7:47 PM
39 points
168 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Sto­ry­books: A Challenge

MBlumeMar 18, 2009, 2:25 AM
39 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Scott Aaron­son on Born Probabilities

Wei DaiOct 2, 2009, 6:40 AM
39 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

Bet­ter think­ing through ex­pe­ri­en­tial games

MorendilOct 23, 2009, 12:59 PM
39 points
36 comments3 min readLW link

Post Your Utility Function

tawJun 4, 2009, 5:05 AM
39 points
280 comments1 min readLW link

Me­dia bias

PhilGoetzJul 5, 2009, 4:54 PM
39 points
47 comments1 min readLW link

Selec­tive pro­cesses bring tag-alongs (but not always!)

AnnaSalamonMar 11, 2009, 8:17 AM
39 points
5 comments5 min readLW link

‘oy, girls on lw, want to get to­gether some time?’

MBlumeOct 2, 2009, 10:50 AM
38 points
184 comments1 min readLW link

Eric Drexler on Learn­ing About Everything

Vladimir_NesovMay 27, 2009, 12:57 PM
38 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Do Fan­doms Need Awful­ness?

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 28, 2009, 6:03 AM
38 points
159 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Poetry Fans, Unite!

Scott AlexanderMar 20, 2009, 1:58 AM
38 points
35 comments12 min readLW link

De­ci­sion the­ory: Why we need to re­duce “could”, “would”, “should”

AnnaSalamonSep 2, 2009, 9:23 AM
38 points
48 comments4 min readLW link

Awful Austrians

SwimmyApr 12, 2009, 6:06 AM
38 points
95 comments5 min readLW link

Tell Your Ra­tion­al­ist Ori­gin Story

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 25, 2009, 5:16 PM
38 points
414 comments1 min readLW link

Missed Distinctions

jimrandomhApr 11, 2009, 3:15 AM
38 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Out­law­ing An­throp­ics: An Up­date­less Dilemma

Eliezer YudkowskySep 8, 2009, 6:31 PM
37 points
210 comments4 min readLW link

Tor­ture vs. Dust vs. the Pre­sump­tu­ous Philoso­pher: An­thropic Rea­son­ing in UDT

Wei DaiSep 3, 2009, 11:04 PM
37 points
29 comments2 min readLW link

Forc­ing An­throp­ics: Boltz­mann Brains

Eliezer YudkowskySep 7, 2009, 7:02 PM
37 points
72 comments5 min readLW link

Cyn­i­cism in Ev-Psych (and Econ?)

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 11, 2009, 3:06 PM
37 points
40 comments4 min readLW link

Call for new SIAI Visit­ing Fel­lows, on a rol­ling basis

AnnaSalamonDec 1, 2009, 1:42 AM
36 points
272 comments2 min readLW link

Me­chan­ics with­out wrenches

PhilGoetzApr 15, 2009, 8:09 PM
36 points
78 comments3 min readLW link

The Costs of Rationality

RobinHansonMar 3, 2009, 6:13 PM
36 points
81 comments1 min readLW link

What Pro­gram Are You?

RobinHansonOct 12, 2009, 12:29 AM
36 points
43 comments2 min readLW link

Why (and why not) Bayesian Up­dat­ing?

Wei DaiNov 16, 2009, 9:27 PM
35 points
26 comments2 min readLW link