I wouldn’t say I have an aversion to religion. I mean, it’s mostly bullshit, but it’s probably better than a lot of less-evolved-and-durable common bullshit. I also wouldn’t say that I represent LW in any way—you might need to seek out individuals on LW to ask this question, rather than treating us an an undifferentiated group.
I DO have an aversion to some common aspects of religious arguments, and I don’t know if they apply to you. Sometimes they can be anti-epistemic, and forcefully deny that some aspects of one’s lived experience can be analyzed logically. And, of course, there’s no disagreeing on such things, as logic is explicitly excluded.
I don’t see much reason to give any weight to what seems to be your main point
I suspect religion offers a more accurate map of the sense in which we are and are not isolated individuals, and of what matters to us deep down, and of at least some parts of how to live and orient
This seems to me to be a category error in use of the phrase “accurate map”. I grant that for many, religion can offer a psychologically more compelling and comforting frame for the universe. I don’t grant that it’s more accurate or predicts future experiences better.
I wouldn’t say I have an aversion to religion. I mean, it’s mostly bullshit, but it’s probably better than a lot of less-evolved-and-durable common bullshit. I also wouldn’t say that I represent LW in any way—you might need to seek out individuals on LW to ask this question, rather than treating us an an undifferentiated group.
I DO have an aversion to some common aspects of religious arguments, and I don’t know if they apply to you. Sometimes they can be anti-epistemic, and forcefully deny that some aspects of one’s lived experience can be analyzed logically. And, of course, there’s no disagreeing on such things, as logic is explicitly excluded.
I don’t see much reason to give any weight to what seems to be your main point
This seems to me to be a category error in use of the phrase “accurate map”. I grant that for many, religion can offer a psychologically more compelling and comforting frame for the universe. I don’t grant that it’s more accurate or predicts future experiences better.