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 11:42:11PM *  3 points [-]

Arguing against arguing against the outside view seems suspiciously indirect. Wouldn't it be more convincing to just explain why you expect the outside view to beat the ignorance prior in this context?