timtyler comments on People neglect small probability events - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 05 July 2011 08:47:17PM 0 points [-]

Given a certain chunk of information, the evidence in it isn't subjective. Priors may be subjective, although there is a class of cases where they're objective too.

Well, two agents with the same priors can easily come to different conclusions as a result of observing the same evidence. Different cognitive limitations can result in that happening.