Technologos comments on Complexity of Value ≠ Complexity of Outcome - Less Wrong

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Comment author: blogospheroid 31 January 2010 03:43:57PM 0 points [-]

Ignoring their expertise, but counting only popularity. Moderator, does that mean that Less Wrong's karma system might be modified to take into account why a comment was upvoted?

A valid principle James, but a bad example which might be contested by those more knowledgeable of the matter.

Islam considers itself the best of the revealed religions and jesus is revered as a prophet in Islam.

So, in this case, christians reject the koran, but the muslims do not completely reject the bible.

I'm not sure what might serve as a better example, though. The multiple possible explanations of the present recession may serve as a better example, incase you want to make this a top level post.

Comment author: Technologos 31 January 2010 08:21:42PM 0 points [-]

What you say is true while the Koran and the Bible are referents, but when A and B become "Mohammed is the last prophet, who brought the full truth of God's will" and "Jesus was a literal incarnation of God," (the central beliefs of the religions that hold the respective books sacred) then James' logic holds.