Commenter draws parallels to New Atheism movement's internal problems
5 Sep 17 6:01 AM · 9d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 7
A commenter characterizes the AI safety movement as exhibiting similar pathologies to the New Atheism movement of the 2000s, including zealotry and problematic behavior by prominent figures.
“Any actually-reasonable person who was around for the founding craze of this era, ie., New Atheism, quickly realised that there was a deep pathology at the heart of many of its zealots”
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Eliezer Yudkowsky AI safety advocate and figure in the movementNina Hartley Adult entertainer referenced in discussion
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Any actually-reasonable person who was around for the founding craze of this era, ie., New Atheism, quickly realised that there was a deep pathology at the heart of many of its zealots, perhaps summed up by a desired to "recreate religion in their own image". I've walked into many a room of people screaming that teaching children falsehoods is…
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Well, this is old news. I'm still baffled by the fact that people take output of public personas as isolated facts. Take Nietzsche. Sure, great philosophical input. But try reading the sections about women. Same for Schopenhauer. Why? Because they were both incels and had big mother wounds that have never been addressed. So they spew their shit…
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I've tried to read this, but somehow the article doesn't really come to a point. Is there any point besides Yud not being perfect, and having connections to people who openly talk about their sex life (and that it's somewhat non-standard)?
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