Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now
by the_af on Thursday June 19, 2025 @11:05AM
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What really confuses me is that many in this so called "rationalist" clique discuss Bayesianism as an "ism", some sort of sacred, revered truth. They talk about it in mystical terms, which matches the rest of their cult-like behavior. What's the deal with that?
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Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now
by mitthrowaway2 on Thursday June 19, 2025 @11:17AM
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That's specific to Yudkowsky, and I think that's just supposed to be humor. A lot of people find mathematics very dry. He likes to dress it up as "what if we pretend math is some secret revered knowledge?".
Yeah but these feels like "more truth is said in jest etc etc"
Re:Guess I'm a Rationalist Now
by smitty1110 on Thursday June 19, 2025 @02:06PM
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The best jokes all have a kernel of truth at their core, but I think a lot of Yudkowsky's acolytes missed the punch line.