torekp comments on Common mistakes people make when thinking about decision theory - Less Wrong

40 Post author: cousin_it 27 March 2012 08:03PM

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Comment author: torekp 31 March 2012 06:59:51PM 0 points [-]

If you do explore the implications of your alternative set of assumptions and they turn out to be interesting, you're exempt from mistake #1.

I suggest editing the post to include this point.