The cause of rationalism does not rise and fall with Eliezer Yudkowsky.
If you fear the consequences of being his partisan, don’t align yourself with his party. If you are willing to associate yourself and your reputation with him, accept the necessary consequences of having done so.
Phil might be wrong to phrase his objection in terms of “our public humiliation”. But its still the case that there are things at stake beyond Eliezer Yudkowsky’s testing himself. And those are things we all care about.
The cause of rationalism does not rise and fall with Eliezer Yudkowsky.
If you fear the consequences of being his partisan, don’t align yourself with his party. If you are willing to associate yourself and your reputation with him, accept the necessary consequences of having done so.
Phil might be wrong to phrase his objection in terms of “our public humiliation”. But its still the case that there are things at stake beyond Eliezer Yudkowsky’s testing himself. And those are things we all care about.