Eliezer, I wanna tell you something that will sound offensive, please keep in mind I’m not trying to offend you...
You’re making a religion out of your stuff.
Your posts are very different from Robin’s—he shows specific applications of rationality, while you preach rationality as a Way. Maybe it has to do with your ethnicity: inventing religions is the #1 unique, stellar specialty of Jews. (Quick examples: Abrahamic religions, socialism, Ayn Rand’s view of capitalism. Don’t get offended, don’t.)
Not saying your personal brand of rationality is wrong—far from it! It’s very interesting, and you have taught me much. But as the blog title says, notice and overcome the bias.
Because religions have a way of becoming ugly in the long run.
Eliezer, I wanna tell you something that will sound offensive, please keep in mind I’m not trying to offend you...
You’re making a religion out of your stuff.
Your posts are very different from Robin’s—he shows specific applications of rationality, while you preach rationality as a Way. Maybe it has to do with your ethnicity: inventing religions is the #1 unique, stellar specialty of Jews. (Quick examples: Abrahamic religions, socialism, Ayn Rand’s view of capitalism. Don’t get offended, don’t.)
Not saying your personal brand of rationality is wrong—far from it! It’s very interesting, and you have taught me much. But as the blog title says, notice and overcome the bias.
Because religions have a way of becoming ugly in the long run.