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Suppose, for the purposes of argument, HBD (Human bio-diversity, the claim that distinct populations (I will be avoiding using the word "rac

I grew up in an atheistic household. Almost needless to say, I was relatively hostile towards religion for most of my early life.  A few t

First, the Dark Arts are, as the name implies, an art, not a science.  Likewise, defending against them is.  An artful attacker can utilize

Epsilon walks up to you with two boxes, A and b, labeled in rather childish-looking handwriting written in crayon. "In box A," he intones,

The First Step The first step on the path to truth is superstition.  We all start there, and should acknowledge that we start there. Sup

The Fundamental Attribution Error Also known, more accurately, as "Correspondence Bias." http://lesswrong.com/lw/hz/correspondence_bias/

Summary How should a rational agent handle the Sunk Cost Dilemma? Introduction You have a goal, and set out to achieve it.  Step by step

Summary: It's easy to get caught up in solving the wrong problems, solving the problems with a particular solution instead of solving the ac

Suppose, for a moment, that somebody has written the Utility Function.  It takes, as its input, some Universe State, runs it through a Moral

Suppose it is absolutely true that atheism has a negative impact on your happiness and lifespan.  Suppose furthermore that you are the first