Stuart_Armstrong comments on On the Anthropic Trilemma - Less Wrong

33 Post author: KatjaGrace 19 May 2011 07:30PM

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Comment author: KatjaGrace 21 May 2011 01:32:40AM 1 point [-]

The obviousness of Bayesian conditionalization seems beside the point. Which is that it constrains beliefs and need not be derived from the set of decisions that seem reasonable.

Your link seems to only suggest that using Bayesian conditionalization in the context of a poor decision theory doesn't give you the results you want. Which doesn't say much about Bayesian conditionalization. Am I missing something?

"So I'm not quite sure what you're asking here..."

It is possible for things to be more important than an unquantified increase in productivity on anthropics. I'm also curious whether you think it has other implications.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 21 May 2011 05:12:52PM 0 points [-]

Bayesian conditionalization can be derived from Dutch book arguments, which are (hypothetical) decisions...