Am I “Kind Of New-Age-y, Better At Math Than Usual For That Demographic, Angrily Denying Being New-Age-y If Asked”? http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/21/these-are-a-few-more-of-my-least-favorite-things/ …
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Replying to @Meaningness
I don’t call myself “post-rationalist,” but might sign up if it meant “knows math and physics but doesn’t think they Explain Everything.”
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness I think that is basically what it means, certainly it's applied to people who never have considered themselves rationalists.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mtraven
@mtraven Did you read@slatestarcodex ’s bit about that from a couple days ago? I think I might be slightly offended :-)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@slatestarcodex Need a better name for that class of people. Hey how about transrationalists, that is even more annoying.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mtraven
@mtraven@slatestarcodex I wonder what % of people who know math and physics *do* make the mistake of thinking it explains things it doesnt?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@mtraven@slatestarcodex Maybe the category is “people who know math and physics” and then we need only a label for the subset who >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@mtraven @slatestarcodex we need a label for the subset who worship them as The Answer: “rationalist eternalists.” http://meaningness.com/rationalist-eternalism …
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