PhilGoetz comments on Updating, part 1: When can you change your mind? The binary model - Less Wrong

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Comment author: garethrees 13 May 2010 09:24:56PM *  2 points [-]

I did check both threads, and as far as I could see, nobody was making exactly this point. I'm sorry that I missed the comment in question: the threads were very long. If you can point me at it, and the rebuttal, then I can try to address it (or admit I'm wrong).

(Even if I'm wrong about why the problem is hard, I think the rest of my comment stands: it's a problem that's been selected for discussion because it's hard, so it might be productive to try to understand why it's hard. Just as it helps to understand our biases, it helps to understand our errors.)

Comment author: PhilGoetz 13 May 2010 11:26:55PM 0 points [-]

it's a problem that's been selected for discussion because it's hard, so it might be productive to try to understand why it's hard.

Agreed.