Cyan comments on How to Fix Science - Less Wrong

50 Post author: lukeprog 07 March 2012 02:51AM

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Comment author: Cyan 04 March 2012 03:19:42AM *  3 points [-]

Probability theory can be derived as the extension of classical logic to the case where propositions are assigned plausibilities rather than truth values,so it's not merely like the GIGO problem with simple deduction -- it's the direct inheritance of that problem.

Comment author: ChrisHallquist 04 March 2012 03:21:23AM 0 points [-]

You're right. I'll make sure to say "is the same problem" in the future.