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Guess I'm a rationalist now
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#12These kinds of propositions are determined by history, not by declaration. Espouse your beliefs, participate in certain circles if you want, but avoid labels unless you intend to do ideological battle with other label-bearers.
Bleh, labels can be restrictive, but guess what labels can also be? Useful.
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#13The irony here is the Rationalist community are made up of the ones who weren't observant enough to pick that "identifying as a Rationalist" is generally not a rational decision.
From what I’ve seen it’s a mix of that, some who avoid the issue, and some who do it intentionally even though they don’t really believe it.
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#15They call themselves rationalist, yet they don't have very rational opinions if you ask them about scientific racism [1] [1] https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/how-to-stop-worrying-and-le...
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(Ive also been somewhat dogmatic and angry about this conflict, in the opposite direction. But I wouldnt call myself a rationalist)
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#19They call themselves rationalist, yet they don't have very rational opinions if you ask them about scientific racism [1] [1] https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/how-to-stop-worrying-and-le...
I am not sure precisely it not very rational about that link. Did you have a specific point you were trying to make with it?
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#20They call themselves rationalist, yet they don't have very rational opinions if you ask them about scientific racism [1] [1] https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/how-to-stop-worrying-and-le...
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