cousin_it comments on A Proof of Occam's Razor - Less Wrong

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Comment author: cousin_it 11 August 2010 06:48:08AM 0 points [-]

This is even more backwards. There are logically possible worlds where an overseer god punishes everyone who uses Bayesian updating. Does this mean we should stop doing science? Looking for "non-contingent" facts and "ultimate" reasons strikes me as a very unfruitful area of research.

Comment author: Unknowns 11 August 2010 07:26:19AM 1 point [-]

Different people have different interests.