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The Phrase "No Evidence" Is A Red Flag For Bad Science Communication (www.astralcodexten.com)
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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Before you listen to anything that blog author has to say, you may want to learn about what kind of shit he posts on that blog...

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/technology/slate-star-codex-rationalists.html

Hint: it's a safe space for silicon valley alt right tech bros.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Whatever his personal politics may be, there's nothing wrong in what this article has to say.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Nah, I don't see much value in criticisms about science from the alt right...

Pretty popular common position, so likely why this one freaked out so much when potential patients would Google him, this blog would show up.

I'm surprised he still has a license to practice

[–] palebluethought@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

Rationalists are weird and not nearly as smart as they think they are. But "alt-right" they are not, and that article was completely ridiculous.

The rationalist community is kind of bizarre and definitely has its share of big problems (see x/acc and Sam Bankman-Fried). But they're not some hate-spewing fascists, and treating them as pariahs on the basis of a few deliberately decontextualized quotes hardly seems fair.