On Gnon¶
Nyan on Gnon (also here). This might be part of a consistent definition of (trans-Less Wrong) ‘Post-Rationalist NRx’ as an ultrahumanism.
Ash Milton has some incisive Gnon commentary on Twitter, but his protected account can’t be cited. Some impressions:
[Gnon is] not a deity, it’s a placeholder. … I’m glad NRx is honest enough to admit not knowing the ultimate mystery. … How is an admission of ignorance a place of authority? … Catholic NRx submits to Christ. Gnon has a similar role to “Providence”. ..in old Rightist writings. … “the dread rites of Gnon” is used in a similar spirit as Cthulu in Moldbug. … Which is to say, NRx’s fascination with that which modern society fears. … It’s turning into the most complex set of brackets around a blank space I’ve yet seen.
Also much acute Gnonology from Bryce, including the irresistible invitation:
$5 to the first to write a book entitled nothing but "Gnon."
— Bryce Laliberte (@AnarchoPapist) July 13, 2014
And:
Under modernity, Gnon was objected to, loathed, and forgotten.
— Bryce Laliberte (@AnarchoPapist) July 13, 2014
@AnarchoPapist Yes, the Gods of the Copybook Headings are practically indistinguishable from Gnon.
— Outsideness (@Outsideness) July 13, 2014
(If you’re that one weird visitor to the reactosphere who hasn’t read The Gods of the Copybook Headings recently, here it is again.)
ADDED: A further position statement:
@antidemblog @ThisRoughBeast @nyansandwich Gnon Theology is to Theology what Xenobiology is to Biology.
— Outsideness (@Outsideness) July 13, 2014
ADDED: Hurlock responds in the name of Spontaneous Order to Nyan’s #PRR (or “Post-Rationalist Reaction”).
ADDED: Laofmoonster on Gnon and evolution.
ADDED: Gnon-intervention from Anarcho-Papist.
ADDED: A Faces of Gnon bibliography.
ADDED: Anyone arriving here among meandering about Scott Alexander’s ‘Meditations on Moloch‘ might want to take a look at this. (Also more Gnon, here, and here.) + Gnon and Elua converse.