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I would like someone who understands Solomonoff Induction/the univeral prior/algorithmic probability theory to explain how the conclusions drawn in this post affect those drawn in this one. As I understand it, cousin_it's post shows that the probability assigned by the univeral prior is not related to K-complexity; this basically negates the points Eliezer makes in Occam's Razor and in this post. I'm pretty stupid with respect to mathematics, however, so I would like someone to clarify this for me.
Stupid question: Does everyone agree that algorithmic probability is irrelevant to human epistemic practices?
I see it as a big open question.
I don't think it's a clear-cut issue. Algorithmic probability seems to be the justification for several Sequence posts, most notably this one and this one. But, again, I am stupid with respect to algorithmic probability theory and its applications.