RobinZ comments on "Outside View!" as Conversation-Halter - Less Wrong

49 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 24 February 2010 05:53AM

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Comment author: RobinZ 24 February 2010 01:44:40PM 2 points [-]

Speaking of that post: It didn't occur to me when I was replying to your comment there, but if you're arguing about reference classes, you're arguing about the term in your equation representing ignorance.

I think that is very nearly the canonical case for dropping the argument until better data comes in.