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

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Comment author: thomblake 11 August 2010 05:37:13PM 0 points [-]

the most complex things must be lower probability than simple things

That is not a conclusion. By the definitions given, there is no "most complex thing"; rather, for any given element you pick out that you might think is the most complex thing, there are infinitely many that are more complex.

Infinity is not magic.