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

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 16 June 2011 11:38:33PM *  1 point [-]

When you become overloaded and concentrate on other things, you are not neglecting your duty.

Not necessarily, sometimes people are doing exactly that, depending on what you mean by "overloaded".

Comment author: Benquo 20 June 2011 02:53:44PM 1 point [-]

Hmm... I think I've slipped into "defending a thesis" mode here. The truth is that the comment you replied to was much too broad, and incorrect as stated, as you correctly pointed out. Thanks for catching my error!