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  1. Danny O'B (mala@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-Nov-2021 06:33:41 CET Danny O'B Danny O'B

    proof that the #rationalists are either time-travellers, or constantly duelling immortals like in Highlander: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DtcbfwSrcewFubjxp/the-rationalists-of-the-1950s-and-before-also-called

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    1. The Rationalists of the 1950s (and before) also called themselves “Rationalists” - LessWrong
      TLDR * There’s an organization based in London called the Rationalist Association. It was founded in 1885. Historically, it focused on publishing books and articles related to atheism and science, including works by Darwin, Bertrand Russell, J. B. S. Haldane, George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, and Karl Popper. * The topics covered overlap with the present-day rationalist movement (centered on Lesswrong). They include religion and atheism, philosophy (especially philosophy of science and ethics), evolution, and psychology. * According to Wikipedia, membership of the Rationalist Association peaked in 1959 with more than 5000 members and with Bertrand Russell as President. * This post displays some covers of Rationalist Association publications, and links to full-text articles and other resources. * Prior to reading this biography, I hadn't heard of these earlier rationalists. So I did some quick and shallow research. I’d be curious to know more about this history. It might be worth adding a note to this LW Wiki entry. PAST COVERS OF THE RATIONALIST ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS 1896 COVER * This is a journal for short articles called the “Agnostic Annual” (later “Rationalist Annual”). The full text is here. * Some quotes from the article “Mind as controlled by matter” below. 1938 COVER Includes articles by Bertrand Russell and evolutionary biologist and proto-transhumanist J. B. S. Haldane. 1954 COVER 1971 COVER * This is for a magazine called The Humanist, published by the Rationalist Association. It has since published articles by Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett. * Contents: “Rationalist Tasks”, “Motoring Safety”, “Quasi-rational Quarrelling” and the first appearance of the famous Philip Larkin poem that begins “They fuck you up, your mum and dad”. LINKS AND FULL-TEXT 1. Full-text articles from the Rationalist Annual by the prolific biologist, popular science writer and communist, J. B. S. Haldane. Some

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