pnrjulius comments on Rationality Quotes June 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pnrjulius 30 June 2012 03:42:33AM 2 points [-]

This makes perfect sense in terms of Bayesian reasoning. Unexpected evidence is much more powerful evidence that your model is defective.

If your model of the world predicted that the Catholic Church would never say this, well... your model is wrong in at leas that respect.