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Ritual

TagLast edit: 19 Nov 2021 12:56 UTC by Yoav Ravid

Rituals are symbolic actions. In the context of LessWrong, it’s significant that many rituals have some impact on your cognition, which makes them appropriate to be careful with. Nonetheless, some LessWrongers have worked to explore the space of ritual through a rationalist lens.

It’s a bit tricky to define. The book Secular Wholeness notes:

There’s a hazy boundary between the words “ritual,” “habit,” and “custom.” I think the difference between a ritual act and a habitual one lies in awareness and assent. An act becomes a ritual for you when you perform it with conscious awareness of its symbolic and emotional meaning, and with willing assent to those meanings. Unless you act with both awareness and assent, your act is merely a habit (if it is unique to you) or a custom (if you share it with others).

Two key questions relating to ritual and rationality are:

Sequences:

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The Value (and Danger) of Ritual

Raemon30 Dec 2011 6:52 UTC
43 points
68 comments12 min readLW link

On Ra­tion­al­ist Sols­tice and Epistemic Caution

Raemon5 Dec 2018 20:39 UTC
68 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Funeral Ritual

Raemon20 Apr 2018 1:40 UTC
48 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

Sols­tice Quaker Dark­ness Circling

Raemon28 Dec 2021 6:09 UTC
52 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Rus­sian Food for Petrov Day

weft4 Sep 2022 17:57 UTC
17 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Pa­tron Saint Holidays

Raemon26 Jan 2022 9:26 UTC
56 points
13 comments2 min readLW link

Vi­sions of Sum­mer Solstice

Raemon21 May 2018 5:50 UTC
23 points
12 comments5 min readLW link

Modes of Petrov Day

Raemon17 Sep 2019 2:47 UTC
69 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

How the Grinch Ought to Have Stolen Christmas

Quirinus_Quirrell25 Dec 2013 20:00 UTC
76 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Sto­ries of Sum­mer Sols­tice

Raemon8 Jul 2018 7:16 UTC
53 points
12 comments6 min readLW link

The Ra­tion­al­ist Hag­gadot Collection

maia2 Apr 2024 20:02 UTC
22 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(tigrennatenn.neocities.org)

Holi­day Pitch: Reflect­ing on Covid and Connection

Raemon22 Apr 2020 19:50 UTC
58 points
14 comments12 min readLW link
(secularsolstice.com)

The Ritual

Eliezer Yudkowsky11 Oct 2008 23:52 UTC
103 points
21 comments5 min readLW link

De­sign­ing Ritual

Raemon11 Jan 2012 1:52 UTC
39 points
76 comments14 min readLW link

The Sum­mer Sols­tice Paradox

Raemon8 Feb 2015 8:00 UTC
12 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Ri­tual Re­port: NYC Less Wrong Sols­tice Celebration

Raemon20 Dec 2011 20:37 UTC
143 points
180 comments11 min readLW link

Is Hu­man­ism A Reli­gion-Sub­sti­tute?

Eliezer Yudkowsky26 Mar 2008 4:18 UTC
61 points
54 comments3 min readLW link

The Gift I Give Tomorrow

Raemon11 Jan 2012 4:02 UTC
34 points
33 comments11 min readLW link

On “Not Screw­ing Up Ri­tual Can­dles”

Raemon27 Sep 2020 21:55 UTC
48 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

Sec­u­lar Sols­tice 2020

jefftk20 Dec 2020 23:20 UTC
81 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Triumph & Hope: How Far Hu­man­ity Has Come

Ruby21 Feb 2021 18:07 UTC
23 points
0 comments5 min readLW link
(jesswhittlestone.com)

In­tro to the Wed­ding Sequence

Ruby21 Feb 2021 18:06 UTC
54 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Gran­d­est Vi­sion for Hu­man­ity (Light)

Ruby24 Feb 2021 7:15 UTC
27 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(hackernoon.com)

[Cer­e­mony In­tro + ] Darkness

Ruby21 Feb 2021 18:06 UTC
26 points
0 comments4 min readLW link
(mindingourway.com)

Tsuyoku Naritai

Ruby25 Feb 2021 5:40 UTC
21 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Community

Ruby11 Mar 2021 17:14 UTC
20 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Partnership

Ruby11 Mar 2021 17:17 UTC
17 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

Vows & Declaration

Ruby20 Mar 2021 17:21 UTC
24 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Post-COVID In­te­gra­tion Rituals

Unreal12 Apr 2021 16:54 UTC
43 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

Bayesian Dharani, Great Dharani for Con­serv­ing Evidence

Gordon Seidoh Worley20 Dec 2021 16:32 UTC
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Vav­ilov Day Starts Tomorrow

Elizabeth25 Jan 2022 18:00 UTC
34 points
7 comments2 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Vav­ilov Day Dis­cus­sion Post

Elizabeth27 Jan 2022 0:26 UTC
29 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Why haven’t we cel­e­brated any ma­jor achieve­ments lately?

jasoncrawford17 Aug 2020 20:34 UTC
198 points
69 comments12 min readLW link2 reviews
(rootsofprogress.org)

Ri­tu­als and symbolism

TsviBT10 Feb 2022 16:00 UTC
33 points
4 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Ra­tion­al­ist In­spired Com­ing-of-age Rituals

iceplant25 Apr 2022 17:22 UTC
10 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ri­tual as the only tool for over­writ­ing val­ues and goals

mrcbarbier4 Jan 2023 11:11 UTC
37 points
24 comments32 min readLW link

A differ­ent ob­ser­va­tion of Vav­ilov Day

Elizabeth26 Jan 2023 21:50 UTC
30 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(acesounderglass.com)

Notes on Reverence

David Gross4 Nov 2020 1:35 UTC
8 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Thanks­giv­ing Prayer

Eliezer Yudkowsky28 Nov 2008 4:17 UTC
33 points
56 comments1 min readLW link

Sex Fairy Lore

pchvykov26 Jun 2022 20:42 UTC
−25 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] How do you cel­e­brate your birth­day?

Mati_Roy17 Sep 2020 10:00 UTC
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Learnday

hamnox9 Oct 2017 19:15 UTC
8 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Austin Petrov Day re­vi­sion, 2023

Austin LW ritual working group16 Sep 2023 21:55 UTC
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Re­sults of My First LessWrong-in­spired I Ching Divination

DirectedEvolution8 Jul 2019 21:26 UTC
21 points
3 comments6 min readLW link

The I Ching Series (2/​10): How should I pri­ori­tize my ca­reer-build­ing pro­jects?

DirectedEvolution9 Jul 2019 22:55 UTC
14 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Blog plant

KatjaGrace14 Dec 2020 11:30 UTC
7 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

“God Re­wards Fools”

Czynski30 Apr 2020 22:51 UTC
17 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What to do if you can’t form any habits what­so­ever?

masasin10 Jan 2021 1:17 UTC
18 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

The hour I first alieved

matejsuchy17 Apr 2021 17:02 UTC
5 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(matejsuchy.substack.com)

LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2024, open for applications

1 May 2024 10:18 UTC
79 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

Sab­bath hard and go home

Benquo27 Sep 2017 7:49 UTC
96 points
15 comments5 min readLW link

Do­ing “good”

pchvykov13 Jan 2022 19:52 UTC
9 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2023 [Ap­pli­ca­tions now closed]

Henry Prowbell1 May 2023 9:08 UTC
89 points
0 comments6 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent is over

Qiaochu_Yuan30 Mar 2018 5:57 UTC
20 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Bring Back the Sabbath

Zvi7 Oct 2017 12:10 UTC
42 points
16 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Eter­nal Win­ter, End­less Light

Raemon10 Dec 2017 5:51 UTC
26 points
5 comments4 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent

Qiaochu_Yuan14 Feb 2013 6:32 UTC
65 points
82 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Lent

Qiaochu_Yuan13 Feb 2018 23:55 UTC
41 points
62 comments1 min readLW link

Sols­tice Album Crowdfunding

Raemon18 Dec 2018 20:51 UTC
39 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

State of the Sols­tice 2014

Raemon23 Dec 2014 6:18 UTC
54 points
48 comments6 min readLW link

Less Wrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2022

UnplannedCauliflower1 May 2022 11:59 UTC
34 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Schel­ling Day: A Ra­tion­al­ist Holiday

ModusPonies27 Mar 2013 13:18 UTC
51 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Ri­tual 2012: A Mo­ment of Darkness

Raemon28 Dec 2012 9:09 UTC
54 points
136 comments10 min readLW link

Bos­ton Sols­tice 2019 Retrospective

jefftk15 Dec 2019 21:20 UTC
32 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Triv­ial In­con­ve­nience Day (De­cem­ber 9th at 12 Noon PST)

namespace7 Dec 2018 1:26 UTC
32 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

Ri­tual Re­port: Schel­ling Day

ModusPonies17 Apr 2013 3:46 UTC
46 points
99 comments1 min readLW link

To like each other, sing and dance in synchrony

Kaj_Sotala23 Apr 2012 13:30 UTC
41 points
108 comments3 min readLW link

Halloween

KatjaGrace31 Oct 2019 0:20 UTC
28 points
7 comments1 min readLW link
(meteuphoric.com)

Stand­ing on a pile of corpses

Jsevillamol21 Dec 2018 10:36 UTC
35 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

The Jor­dan Peter­son Mask

Jacob Falkovich3 Mar 2018 19:49 UTC
60 points
154 comments12 min readLW link

Work­ing Mantras

Eliezer Yudkowsky24 Aug 2009 22:08 UTC
48 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Bay Sols­tice 2017: Thoughts

PDV18 Dec 2017 10:04 UTC
12 points
102 comments3 min readLW link

LessWrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2023 Up­dates: Keynote Speaker Mal­colm Ocean, Re­main­ing Tick­ets and More

Henry Prowbell31 May 2023 21:53 UTC
23 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Less Wrong Com­mu­nity Week­end 2022, open for ap­pli­ca­tion!

UnplannedCauliflower1 May 2022 18:52 UTC
32 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

A New Day

Eliezer Yudkowsky31 Dec 2008 18:40 UTC
47 points
13 comments1 min readLW link
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