Vladimir_Nesov comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 4 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 17 October 2010 11:24:14AM 2 points [-]

The test of whether one is rational is in fact whether one obeys Bayes' Theorem

People don't generally "obey Bayes' theorem", and in the nuts and bolts of human rationality that is hardly the salient feature, merely something to look for when situation allows.