PhilGoetz comments on Bayesians vs. Barbarians - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 14 April 2009 11:45PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 15 April 2009 11:45:03PM *  3 points [-]

I didn't say it was very good. I said it was our best. The world has never had a country of rationalists.

If the point of the original post was that a society of inhumanly-rational people can win wars, then it's of limited applicability at present. I'm assuming that we're talking about IQ 100 Bayesians. (Which may be an empty set.)