> incubated the neoreactionary movement that is currently dominant in US politics
> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
You are presenting a highly contentious worldview for the sake of smearing an outgroup. Please don't. Further, the smear relies on guilt by association that many (including myself) would consider invalid on principle, and which further doesn't even bear out on cursory examination.
At least take a moment to see how others view the issue. "Reliable Sources: How Wikipedia Admin David Gerard Launders His Grudges Into the Public Record" https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/reliable-sources-how-wik... includes lengthy commentary on Sandifer (a close associate of Gerard)'s involvement with rationalism, and specifically on the work you cite and its biases.
> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
You are presenting a highly contentious worldview for the sake of smearing an outgroup. Please don't. Further, the smear relies on guilt by association that many (including myself) would consider invalid on principle, and which further doesn't even bear out on cursory examination.
At least take a moment to see how others view the issue. "Reliable Sources: How Wikipedia Admin David Gerard Launders His Grudges Into the Public Record" https://www.tracingwoodgrains.com/p/reliable-sources-how-wik... includes lengthy commentary on Sandifer (a close associate of Gerard)'s involvement with rationalism, and specifically on the work you cite and its biases.