211 – The Social Justice Religion with Tracing Woodgrains The Bayesian Conspiracy

“Social justice progressivism (SJP) is the first time most people—including most Christians—have encountered a truly vital religion,” argues Tracing Woodgrains. We dive into this.

LINKS

The Twitter Essay we’re discussing

Tracing Woodgrains on Twitter

Tracing Woodgrains’s SubStack

Trace’s piece on the FAA scandal/conspiracy

Eneasz’s post on repenting for new atheism

Eliezer on Every Cause Wants To Be A Cult

TBC episode 7(!) with a negative utilitarian (Kill All Humans)

Yassine’s thread on religious tolerance of wokism

Robin Williams escaped Lewy Body Dementia

Richard Dawkins’s The Greatest Show On Earth

Scott Alexander’s Fascination Lottery

Worth The Candle by Alexander Wales

Eneasz on The Peace of Westphalia and the War on Christmas

0:00:17 – The New Vital Religion

1:22:31 – Guild of the Rose Update

1:23:42 – Less Wrong Posts

1:43:36 – Thank the Patron



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