▲ | handoflixue 7 days ago | |
> My complaint is about some small group claiming to have a monopoly on a normal human faculty, in this case rationality. "Rationalists" don't claim a monopoly any more than Psychiatry does. > The small group might well go on to claim that people outside the group lack rationality. Again, something that psychiatry is quite noteworthy about: the entire point of the profession is to tell non-professionals that they're doing Emotionally Healthy wrong. > The mental health profession do not claim to be immune from mental illness themselves, Rationalist don't claim to be immune to irrationality, and this is in fact repeatedly emphasized: numerous cornerstone articles are about "wow, I really fucked up at this Rationality thing", including articles by Eliezer. > they do not claim that people outside their circle are mentally unhealthy ... what? So if I go to a psychiatrist, you think they're gonna say I'm FINE? No matter what? Have you ever heard of "involuntary commitment"? > and they do not claim that their particular treatment is necessary for mental health. Again, this is about as true as it is for rationalists. |