IlyaShpitser comments on Metaphilosophical Mysteries - Less Wrong

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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 28 July 2010 07:35:42AM *  1 point [-]

Kelly's observation: inductive processes by necessity change their minds multiple times before arriving at the truth.

Kelly's proposal: inductive processes ought to minimize how often they change their minds before truth is reached. (There are some subtle issues here -- this proposal does not contradict "statistical efficiency" considerations, although it's hard to see why at first glance).