Jack comments on Open Thread: April 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jack 02 April 2010 03:16:27PM * 1 point [-]

I'm thinking:

Define the claim/s precisely.
Come up with a short list of pro and con sources
Individual stage: anyone who wants to participate goes through the sources and does some addition research as they feel necessary.
Each individual posts their own probability estimates for the claims.
Communal stage: Disagreements are ironed out, sources shared, arguing and beliefs revised.
Reflection: What, if anything, have we agreed on. It would be a lot harder than the Knox case but it is probably doable.

Comment author: RobinZ 02 April 2010 03:54:35PM 0 points [-]

Yes, that's it. I don't think enough time has passed to get around to another such exercise, however.