Substituting "has perpetuated" for "has settled" in that quote results in a statement of essentially the same veracity.
Is this a joke?
What do you view as your role here at Less Wrong (e.g. leader, preacher, monk, moderator, plain-old contributor, etc.)?
Just out of curiosity, why are you asking this? And why is Yudkowsky's opinion on this matter relevant?
Substituting "has perpetuated" for "has settled" in that quote results in a statement of essentially the same veracity.