Will_Sawin comments on When is further research needed? - Less Wrong

0 Post author: RichardKennaway 17 June 2011 03:01PM

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Comment author: Will_Sawin 18 June 2011 02:17:35PM 0 points [-]

"one" is not general enough. Do you really think what you just said is true for all people?

Comment author: AlephNeil 18 June 2011 02:45:08PM *  0 points [-]

It's true for anyone who understands random variables and expectations. There's a one line proof, after all.