Church vs. Taskforce — LessWrong

I am generally suspicious of envying crazy groups or trying to blindly copycat the rhythm of religion—what I called "hymns to the nonexistence of God…

x Church vs. Taskforce — LessWrong The Craft and the Community Distinctions Group Rationality Community World Optimization Frontpage 91 Church vs. Taskforce by Eliezer Yudkowsky 28th Mar 2009 6 min read 88 91 I am generally suspicious of envying crazy groups or trying to blindly copycat the rhythm of religion —what I called "hymns to the nonexistence of God", replying, "A good 'atheistic hymn' is simply a song about anything worth singing about that doesn't happen to be religious." But religion does fill certain holes in people's minds, some of which are even worth filling. If you eliminate re

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