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[–] crt0o@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I think rationalism is more about even being able to acquire true knowledge rationally and that rationality should be our main source of knowledge (in contrast to spiritual revelation for example, or empiricism for that fact, but that doesn't exactly hold up well). In other words it's an epistemological position about being right, not an outright proclamation that rationalism itself is right.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I think rationalism is more about even being able to acquire true knowledge rationally and that rationality should be our main source of knowledge

Are you talking about rationalism or Rationalism?

[–] crt0o@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I did not know that existed...

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sadly, not only it exists, but it's the philosophical underpinning behind the current Fascist takeover of the USA.

[–] crt0o@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Huh, that's interesting, reading the wikipedia page, it didn't even seem that terrible, I don't really understand how "effective altruism" and "hyper-utilitarianism" can lead you to that

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Wikipedia by default tries to stay neutral. There's plenty of articles to read about Eliezer Yudkowsky and LessWrong and his influence in Fascists and Grifters. There's even a whole comm making fun of them: !sneerclub@awful.systems

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