John_Maxwell_IV comments on Modest Superintelligences - Less Wrong

20 Post author: Wei_Dai 22 March 2012 12:29AM

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Comment author: Will_Newsome 22 March 2012 11:17:08AM -1 points [-]

Unrelated, but from von Neumann's Wikipedia article:

While at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., he invited a Roman Catholic priest, Father Anselm Strittmatter, O.S.B., to visit him for consultation. This move shocked some of von Neumann's friends in view of his reputation as an agnostic. Von Neumann, however, is reported to have said in explanation that Pascal had a point, referring to Pascal's wager.

0_o I knew von Neumann was smart, but I didn't realize he was that smart.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 23 March 2012 05:29:46AM *  2 points [-]

Smart and rational aren't quite the same thing though, are they? (Smart as in g.)