wedrifid comments on Rationality quotes: September 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 17 September 2010 08:30:47AM *  1 point [-]

Is it permissible to assert that rationality is about winning? Hume might argue that "winning" is about ends, whereas "rationality" is about means.

You're right. And the "rationalist win" slogan gets annoying for that reason - a good point but not technically correct. There's something along the lines of 'most likely' or 'maximise' that is missing.