orthonormal comments on Backchaining causes wishful thinking - Less Wrong
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I stated it poorly. Guess I better rewrite it. In the meantime, see my reply to Yvain below.
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I didn't rewrite it. I deleted it. That whole paragraph about believe(state(X)) contributed nothing to the argument. And, as you noted, it was wrong.
With that paragraph deleted, it was difficult for me (just reading it now) to make the inference connecting your argument to wishful thinking. You might want to spell it out.
I don't think it's because I deleted that paragraph. I think it was just unclear. I rewrote the second half.
Much improved, and accordingly upvoted.