pjeby comments on What I would like the SIAI to publish - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 02 November 2010 06:37:55PM 4 points [-]

it would be more precise to say that he argues positions based on evidence which can also support other positions, and therefore isn't convincing evidence to a Bayesian.

What do you mean? Evidence can't support both sides of an argument, so how can one inappropriately use such impossible evidence?

Comment author: pjeby 02 November 2010 06:46:13PM 4 points [-]

Evidence can't support both sides of an argument

What do you mean, "both"?