fubarobfusco comments on On accepting an argument if you have limited computational power. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 13 January 2012 12:28:52AM -1 points [-]

Agreed. Humans already implement this: if someone keeps making bigger and bigger unproven claims, eventually they get a reputation as a braggart and a liar, and their claims don't count for anything.