Comment by moolcool
17 days ago
> Just like in math, the rational is a subset of the real
I just want to highlight this, since it's the cleanest way I've seen this expressed. This is a fantastic hackernews comment.
17 days ago
> Just like in math, the rational is a subset of the real
I just want to highlight this, since it's the cleanest way I've seen this expressed. This is a fantastic hackernews comment.
I too want to highlight this, since it's one of the cleanest case of blatant equivocation sneaking past people.
>> Just like in math, the rational is a subset of the real
That only works if you think Rationality ⊂ Reality the same way ℚ ⊂ ℝ — which is like saying Space-time ⊂ Archery because time flies like an arrow.
Wordplay is not an argument.
And I'd like to highlight this, since it's one of the cleanest cases of everyone in a situation knowing what's being said, and then a rationalist coming along and thinking everyone is misunderstanding it except for him.
Rationalists read poetry like "Compare thee to a summer's day? Pfft, impossible!"
Rationalist Jesus preaches the gospel of Effective Altruism and pure consequentialism. Rob and beat your neighbors in service of them, that's real love.