Jayson_Virissimo comments on A note on the description complexity of physical theories - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 11 November 2010 01:19:29AM *  1 point [-]

The human-level argument for complexity reducing probability something like A∩B is more probable than A∩B∩C because the second has three fault-lines, so to speak, and the first only has two, so the second is more likely to crack.

Strictly speaking, the Pr(A∩B) ≥ Pr(A∩B∩C), not Pr(A∩B) > Pr(A∩B∩C). Otherwise, excellent post.

Comment author: shokwave 11 November 2010 05:22:48AM 0 points [-]

Oh dear. Thanks for pointing that out! Going to fix it.