The submitter of this story inserted 'rationalist' into the title; it's not in t...

dcrazy · 2025-02-01T23:49:30 1738453770

I also inserted “rationalist” into my submission of this story because it’s an accurate description of the group.

abecedarius · 2025-02-01T23:52:31 1738453951

HN guidelines: "Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize."

Perhaps you would also describe the Manson family as a Christian death cult.

dcrazy · 2025-02-02T00:08:25 1738454905

Probably not the Manson family, but probably the Branch Dividians. Just like I’d call the Salvation Army a Christian paramilitary.

dang · 2025-02-02T05:52:36 1738475556

Sure.

Edit: I think "death cult" is linkbaity though, so I replaced it with "Zizians". I hope that's neutral enough for everybody because I'll be offline soon.

(Replacing a general-sensational term with a proper noun is often a good debaiting trick.)

abecedarius · 2025-02-02T12:40:15 1738500015

Thanks!

Neat term, debaiting -- though I misread it for a moment.