gwern comments on (Subjective Bayesianism vs. Frequentism) VS. Formalism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 28 November 2011 05:00:59PM -2 points [-]

If I am a pessimist and have a glass that is only half-full (or knowing this sorry world, less than that), and I throw it in your face, are you 'being misleading to the point of falsehood' when you yell that I threw a glass of water at you and then punch me?

Or would you say instead 'You threw a glass of uncertain description which may or may not have a lemur in it at me!'?

Comment author: wedrifid 29 November 2011 06:10:35AM -2 points [-]

If I am a pessimist and have a glass that is only half-full (or knowing this sorry world, less than that), and I throw it in your face, are you 'being misleading to the point of falsehood' when you yell that I threw a glass of water at you and then punch me?

I now have one glass.