alt Hacker News> gatherings where they all proclaim that their beliefs are true even if they don't seriously believe them?
What on Earth are you referring to? What gatherings? What beliefs? What proclamations? What evidence of insincerity?
> gatherings where they all proclaim that their beliefs are true even if they don't seriously believe them?
What on Earth are you referring to? What gatherings? What beliefs? What proclamations? What evidence of insincerity?
> What gatherings?
Rationalist have groups meetup and conferences. For example [1]
> What beliefs?
It's pretty diverse and not uniformly held. Some of the more strange ones that seem to have pretty wide appeal are around AI safety. For example, Roko's basilisk.
> What proclamations? What evidence of insincerity?
I was responding to the comment above me that suggested that 95% don't actually hold rationalist beliefs and are instead simply having fun with it. Only a small 5% are actually sincere.
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/1car63w/les...