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What's the right way to think about how much to give to charity?

3 years ago
irrational
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I'd like to hear from people about a process they use to decide how much to give to charity. Personally, I have very high income, and while
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Circular belief updating

4 years ago
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This article is going to be in the form of a story, since I want to lay out all the premises in a clear way. There's a related question abou
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Reasons to believe

4 years ago
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I've been thinking recently that I believe in the Theory of Evolution on about the same level as in the Theory of Plate Tectonics. I have gr
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Truth & social graces

6 years ago
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I've seen an article on LW about Santa Claus and most people were very keen on not lying to their kids (and I agree). I have a little kid wh
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On self-deception

6 years ago
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(Meta-note: First post on this site) I have read the sequence on self-deception/doublethink and I have some comments for which I'd like to
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