238 – Part 2 of How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian

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238 – Part 2 of How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian

We speak with a long-time Denver rationalist who’s converting to Christianity about why. Eneasz can’t get over the abandonment of epistemics. 🙁 This is Part 2, see the previous episode (here) for Part 1.

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Tyler C says:

June 1, 2025 at 9:18 pm

Loved this whole two-part episode, and it tickled me to hear someone be able to talk about Christian beliefs in such a rational framework. Though I think Eneasz was, by the end, making more emotional appeals than rational and well-reasoned ones, when he was making personal revelation out almost as inadmissible evidence. Thomas had shared a pattern of internal experiences and various forms of confirming insights around his beliefs that the universe was good, etc., and it would seem reductive to describe all of it as abandoning his epistemics. More like it just felt wrong that he came to this conclusion that most of the members of this community might disagree with.

Keep this conversation coming!

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Metastable says:

June 14, 2025 at 11:24 am

For a long time I wanted to hear someone who is familiar with the rat-memeplex (like Leah Libresco who got to the level of CFAR instructor) and yet changed their mind with regard to theism. These two episodes were a very nice black pill, so thank you.

What would convince me of theism would be a world that looks something like the world in Chiang’s “Hell is the Absence of God”.

Re 39:35, the fact that Jesus flying down from heaven could be *compatible* with it happening in a simulation, doesn’t contradict the fact that observing such a world would be strong Bayesian evidence for theism. Theists own that advance prediction. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/7Au7kvRAPREm3ADcK/psychic-powers

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238 – Part 2 of How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian

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238 – Part 2 of How A Rationalist Becomes A Christian