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UltraSane on Aug 13, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why are there so many rationalist cults?

A good example of this is the number of huge assumptions needed for the argument for Roko's basilisk. I'm shocked that some people actually take it seriously.

niplav on Aug 13, 2025 [–]

I don't believe anyone has taken it seriously in the last half-decade, if you find counter-evidence for that belief let me know.

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