Vladimir_Nesov comments on You can't believe in Bayes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 June 2009 07:04:29PM 0 points [-]

Any given word can't make the distinction critical to all problems. The word "tiger" is useless for that problem as well. A word itself is wrong if it's not useful enough or if it provokes abuse, that is wrong usage. The usage of a word is wrong if it confuses human thinking.