Vladimir_Nesov comments on Faith and theory - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 27 March 2011 08:49:59AM *  -1 points [-]

It's the central issue in the debate between religion and rationality.

There is no debate between religion and rationality.

Comment author: shokwave 29 March 2011 08:00:09AM 2 points [-]

Don't understand the downvotes. This is correct. There is no debate between gambling advice and probability theory, either.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 30 March 2011 03:20:28AM 5 points [-]

Don't understand the downvotes.

Vladimir_Nesov appears to be trying to sound deep by asserting that a piece of conventional wisdom is false without providing any kind of explanation.

This is correct. There is no debate between gambling advice and probability theory, either.

I don't understand this analogy.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 30 March 2011 03:58:29AM 1 point [-]

Gambling advice is based on probability theory, so the analogy seems to be saying that religion is based on rationality.

Comment author: shokwave 31 March 2011 06:35:58AM 3 points [-]

Not the gambling advice that has been offered to me.

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