Oscar_Cunningham comments on Kevin T. Kelly's Ockham Efficiency Theorem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 18 August 2010 07:16:51PM 0 points [-]

But then you've got to justify induction, which is as hard as justifying Occam.

Comment author: Unknowns 18 August 2010 07:29:15PM 0 points [-]

I have a justification for induction too. I may post it at some point.

Comment author: khafra 19 August 2010 01:52:55PM 0 points [-]

Is this a "margin is too small to contain" type of thing? Because I would be very surprised if there were a philosophically airtight location where recursive justification hits bottom.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 18 August 2010 07:53:27PM 0 points [-]

Cool.