Douglas_Knight comments on Is cryonics necessary?: Writing yourself into the future - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 23 June 2010 03:21:40PM 11 points [-]

How good a record is good enough? In truth, I don't think we even know enough to get the order of magnitude right. The best I can offer is that you need to record as much as you are willing to.

But this estimate is essential. By deciding to pursue this course of action, you in effect state that you estimate sufficient probability of it being enough to justify the additional effort. You can't say "I don't know" and act on this knowledge at the same time.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 23 June 2010 06:03:25PM 0 points [-]

In other words, if we don't know the necessary order of magnitude, we should only bother if we can increase our output by orders of magnitude.