I think it was so that newcomers wouldn’t think that LW are a bunch of fringe technophiles that just want to have their cause associated with rationality.
But that’s pretty much what LW is, no? I’ve long suspected that “rationality,” as discussed here, was a bit of a ruse designed to insinuate a (misleading) necessary connection between being rational and supporting transhumanist ideals.
But that’s pretty much what Christianity is, no? I’ve long suspected that “faith,” as discussed there, was a bit of a ruse designed to insinuate a necessary connection between being eating other animals and supporting childish ideals.
I think it was so that newcomers wouldn’t think that LW are a bunch of fringe technophiles that just want to have their cause associated with rationality.
But wouldn’t the site’s earliest days be the time of least newcomers?
But that’s pretty much what LW is, no? I’ve long suspected that “rationality,” as discussed here, was a bit of a ruse designed to insinuate a (misleading) necessary connection between being rational and supporting transhumanist ideals.
But that’s pretty much what Christianity is, no? I’ve long suspected that “faith,” as discussed there, was a bit of a ruse designed to insinuate a necessary connection between being eating other animals and supporting childish ideals.
I get that you’re being sarcastic, but I’m not sure what you’re driving at.
I get that you’re being annoying, but I’m not sure what you’re aiming at.