I don’t think pedanterrific is planning to have a bunch of LWers start commenting on the thread in support of atheism. I think he’s expecting a bunch of LWers to give you advice in this thread, which you will then use in your own posts. And he thinks the rabbi should be given an opportunity to ask his own community for similar advice. To use a boxing metaphor, nobody else is going to start fighting, but you’re going to have more coaches and your opponent should too.
I got that, but having to tell him that there are a bunch of people helping, bring your friends, seems awkward in the context. I’d rather not have the help and just let people view the log as a post mortem, for improving my rationality. Another part of it is the fact that I’m actually doing ok in the argument (I think) and “calling for help” would look like/could be spun as a weakness.
The third, compromise, option would be, if I end up using a suggestion from LW, to say “(I got this argument from talking it over with a a friend)”, though I’m not sure if that goes far enough to satisfy standards of a fair fight people want to see.
I don’t think pedanterrific is planning to have a bunch of LWers start commenting on the thread in support of atheism. I think he’s expecting a bunch of LWers to give you advice in this thread, which you will then use in your own posts. And he thinks the rabbi should be given an opportunity to ask his own community for similar advice. To use a boxing metaphor, nobody else is going to start fighting, but you’re going to have more coaches and your opponent should too.
I got that, but having to tell him that there are a bunch of people helping, bring your friends, seems awkward in the context. I’d rather not have the help and just let people view the log as a post mortem, for improving my rationality. Another part of it is the fact that I’m actually doing ok in the argument (I think) and “calling for help” would look like/could be spun as a weakness.
Okay then! That makes sense. Also, I support posting the log when the argument is done; I’d enjoy reading it and would be happy to comment.
The third, compromise, option would be, if I end up using a suggestion from LW, to say “(I got this argument from talking it over with a a friend)”, though I’m not sure if that goes far enough to satisfy standards of a fair fight people want to see.