Dan_Moore comments on Revisiting torture vs. dust specks - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dan_Moore 09 July 2009 04:30:55PM 0 points [-]

Proof left to the reader?

If I am to choose between getting a glass of water or a cup of coffee, I am quite confident that neither choice will lead to torture. You certainly cannot prove that either choice will lead to torture. Absolute certainty has nothing to do with it, in my opinion.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 July 2009 04:33:38PM 1 point [-]

You either have absolute certainty in the statement that neither choice will lead to torture, or you allow some probability of it being incorrect.