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2 – What is this “Sanity Waterline” you speak of?

The Bayesian Conspiracy

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The Importance of Rationality in Martial Arts

Rationalism can be compared to a skill in martial arts. We need more research is what you're saying that too but I do like the analogy in that well it sucks because we can't just put everything on hold until we conduct more research. There's anecdotal reports that learning rationality makes a difference and there's no pressure for some people whose society or social circles anyway are already cool with them being the way they are to bother changing. It would be incredibly difficult to take somebody who's so comfortable out of bed I guess and put them somewhere else  I think you'd be hard you're impressed to coerce them to get themselves out of bed.

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