SilasBarta comments on Stanislav Petrov Day - Less Wrong

35 Post author: gwern 26 September 2011 02:49PM

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Comment author: SilasBarta 28 September 2011 04:18:09PM 2 points [-]

Gandhi was the prime pick right before he got shot. All the other times he was on the shortlist, the Committee claims there were serious reservations about his commitment to peace.

A mistake on the part of the Nobel Committee, sure, but not as bad as you're suggesting.