Interest in rationality: Purely epistemic, negligibly instrumental.
Atheist (see origin story), tentative one-boxer, MWI evangelist, cryocrastinator.
I’m driven towards rationality by three psychological factors— first, that I love to argue on philosophical and related matters, secondly that I’m curious about most fields of intellectual endeavor, and thirdly that it pains me to realize I’m being less than fully honest with myself.
Ye gods, that sounds like a personals ad. Should compensate by adding that I’m rather selfish compared to the standards of altruism espoused here; my typical desire is to observe and comprehend, not necessarily to help.
Handle: orthonormal
Name: Patrick
Location: Berkeley, CA
Age: 25
Occupation: Math PhD Student
Interest in rationality: Purely epistemic, negligibly instrumental.
Atheist (see origin story), tentative one-boxer, MWI evangelist, cryocrastinator.
I’m driven towards rationality by three psychological factors— first, that I love to argue on philosophical and related matters, secondly that I’m curious about most fields of intellectual endeavor, and thirdly that it pains me to realize I’m being less than fully honest with myself.
Ye gods, that sounds like a personals ad. Should compensate by adding that I’m rather selfish compared to the standards of altruism espoused here; my typical desire is to observe and comprehend, not necessarily to help.