BrandonReinhart comments on You're Entitled to Arguments, But Not (That Particular) Proof - Less Wrong

57 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 15 February 2010 07:58AM

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Comment author: JGWeissman 15 February 2010 08:26:10PM 3 points [-]

You should instead say "I believe X". "I believe in X" is too easy to confuse with "I like X". If you are able to introspect your probability level, you can say "I believe probability P: X".

Comment author: BrandonReinhart 15 February 2010 11:51:05PM 1 point [-]

Better to simply say "X" and leave no room for confusion whatever.