timtyler comments on John Baez Interviews with Eliezer (Parts 2 and 3) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 30 March 2011 02:51:10PM *  -2 points [-]

The intended idea was pretty simple: in a deterministic system if you test it, and it works you know it will work under the same circumstances in the future - whereas in a system that lacks determinism, if you test it, and it works, that doesn't mean it will work in the future.