alethiophile comments on Anti-rationality quotes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: alethiophile 20 February 2011 06:15:27PM 4 points [-]

I would call this one unfair as well. As I read the quote, he's saying that the rules of evidence as applied to criminal trials, where the goal is simply to determine the truth or falsehood of the accusation, are not really applicable to the goal of determining what the policy should be. Which is entirely defensible.