SoullessAutomaton comments on Akrasia and Shangri-La - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 April 2009 08:53PM

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Comment author: ciphergoth 10 April 2009 09:39:32PM 6 points [-]

There's a difference between "false" and "bullshit". You could argue that the equation is bullshit without saying that it was strictly false.

Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 10 April 2009 09:45:14PM 2 points [-]

Fair enough, but I think making the distinction explicit is important, and that Eliezer's edited post is better for it.

Call me superstitious, but I prefer to avoid anything that might get the Laws of Thermodynamics angry. You don't wanna mess with those guys.

Comment author: Jonnan 11 April 2009 02:42:07AM 0 points [-]

Nah - they're cool