TimFreeman comments on A summary of Savage's foundations for probability and utility. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TimFreeman 23 May 2011 04:10:18AM *  2 points [-]

This is important because agents in general don't have to use beliefs, but they do all have to have goals.

I think you mean that agents don't have to use beliefs or goals, but they do all have to choose between actions.

If you really meant what you said, then you drew some deep bizarre counterintuitive conclusion there that I can't understand, and I'd really like to see an argument for it.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 23 May 2011 07:10:05AM 0 points [-]

Yep, my mistake. Fixed.