David_Gerard comments on Rationality Quotes: April 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 05 April 2011 04:53:18PM *  -1 points [-]

I think them surviving as spreading memes is pretty good, if the information is transmitted without important errors creeping in. Though yes, reinventability is good (and implies the successful spread of prerequisite memes).

Comment author: Larks 05 April 2011 05:10:34PM 4 points [-]

Oh yeah, both are good, but like good evidential decision theorists we should hope for re-invention.