Benquo comments on Model Uncertainty, Pascalian Reasoning and Utilitarianism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Benquo 17 June 2011 12:25:05AM *  0 points [-]

You are right, it depends on the specifics. And if you focus on other things with no plan to ever return to the topic that troubled you, that's different. But if you've learned things that make demands on your mind beyond what it can meet, then failing to do what is in fact impossible for you is not negligence.