The other is the possibility of lost purpose so that the person ends up trying to “act” rational rather than be rational.
In response to the former, epistemic hygiene is good and should be practiced when when possible, but is not necessary. Bullets kill good guys just as easily as bad guys, but guns remain a valuable tool if you’re sufficiently careful. I’m surprised there hasn’t been more discussion of when usage of the ‘dark arts’ is acceptable.
In response to the latter, how might we make sure we achieve the wrong goal here?
I think it’s worth distinguishing between two possible reasons to be against endorsement.
One is that this is bad epistemic hygiene.
The other is the possibility of lost purpose so that the person ends up trying to “act” rational rather than be rational.
In response to the former, epistemic hygiene is good and should be practiced when when possible, but is not necessary. Bullets kill good guys just as easily as bad guys, but guns remain a valuable tool if you’re sufficiently careful. I’m surprised there hasn’t been more discussion of when usage of the ‘dark arts’ is acceptable.
In response to the latter, how might we make sure we achieve the wrong goal here?