Executive summary: The author’s philosophical views, which are common in the Effective Altruism community, have made addiction recovery more difficult by conflicting with intuitions that could provide motivation and comfort.
Key points:
The author’s atheism makes it harder to fit in with and benefit from Alcoholics Anonymous, which relies on belief in a higher power.
The author’s views on personal identity and the separateness of persons undermine the motivating idea of “doing recovery for one’s childhood self”.
The author’s belief in omnibenevolent morality makes it hard to recognize self-esteem issues that are important for recovery.
Effective Altruists are more likely to hold philosophical views that conflict with intuitions that could aid recovery.
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Executive summary: The author’s philosophical views, which are common in the Effective Altruism community, have made addiction recovery more difficult by conflicting with intuitions that could provide motivation and comfort.
Key points:
The author’s atheism makes it harder to fit in with and benefit from Alcoholics Anonymous, which relies on belief in a higher power.
The author’s views on personal identity and the separateness of persons undermine the motivating idea of “doing recovery for one’s childhood self”.
The author’s belief in omnibenevolent morality makes it hard to recognize self-esteem issues that are important for recovery.
Effective Altruists are more likely to hold philosophical views that conflict with intuitions that could aid recovery.
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