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The Bayesian Conspiracy 252 – The 12 Virtues of Rationality, with Alex and David
Dec 10, 2025
01:52:21
Join me as I sit down with Alex and David, both previous guests on the show and both cofounders of the Guild of the Rose. Together, we go over the core – the heart – of what we consider to be the Rationalist tradition. The 12 Virtues are an awesome distillation of what the rest of the sequences build on.
Be sure to check out the Guild of the Rose. If our constantly pitching it to you hasn’t been enough to persuade you to check it out, hopefully hearing two more of the founders discuss Rationality in general and giving their own pitches for the Guild will tip the scales.
LINKS
- The Twelve Virtues
- Alex and David have been on more than a couple of times, but I’ll limit myself to one episode from each of them
- 189 – AI Bloomer David Youssef
- 192 – Absurdism and the Meaning of Life, with Alex
- And the episode with both of them, the original announcement for the Guild
- Also, Alex’s dating profile! In all sincerity, I’d date him if I was a woman.
00:00:05 – Introduction and The 12 Virtues
01:41:50 – Guild of the Rose
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