Tetronian comments on two puzzles on rationality of defeat - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 13 December 2011 02:16:20PM 1 point [-]

Short answer: Because if you assign probability 1 to a belief, then it is impossible for you to change your mind even when confronted with a mountain of opposing evidence. For the full argument, see Infinite Certainty.