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202. Julia Galef — The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t

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Is There a Moral Judgment We Pass When We Say, You're Uno?

i think i underestimated how much the word rationality or irrationality whould would cause this, like, defensive, combative reaction in people. In that t that leads you to a soldier mind set like, no, i'm not. So i'm going to defend my position even stronger. Yes, again, i think there is a moral judgment we pass when we say, you're uno. That's just pseudo science, or, that's irrational. You know, we mean it. And so that's one reason i talk about, you know, scout mine tat or soldier mind tat, or accuracy or inaccuracy, instead of rational and irrational in the book.

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