wedrifid comments on The $125,000 Summer Singularity Challenge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bongo 01 August 2011 10:43:11AM *  2 points [-]

If you already know your decision the value of the research is nil.

No because then if someone challenges your decision you can give them citations! And then you can carry out the decision without the risk of looking weird!

Comment author: wedrifid 01 August 2011 07:27:33PM 0 points [-]

No because then if someone challenges your decision you can give them citations! And then you can carry out the decision without the risk of looking weird!

A worthy endeavour!

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 03 August 2011 04:30:46PM 0 points [-]

Are you being sarcastic here?

Comment author: wedrifid 04 August 2011 12:54:46AM 1 point [-]

No. Information really is useful for influencing others independently of its use for actually making decisions. It is only the decision making component that is useless after you have already made up your mind.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 04 August 2011 10:39:19AM 0 points [-]

Okay, thanks.

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