Seth_Goldin comments on Rationality quotes: June 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Seth_Goldin 03 June 2010 03:40:44AM *  16 points [-]

There is no such thing as absolute certainty, but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life.

John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

He seems to have understood that 0 and 1 are not probabilities.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 June 2010 08:43:49PM 2 points [-]

You know, that post is somewhat annoyingly titled. 0 and 1 are probabilities by the common definition of "probability", but defining "probability" such that 0 and 1 are not probabilities results in a system which is also consistent and useful.