army1987 comments on Open Thread, June 16-30, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 20 June 2012 11:07:36PM 3 points [-]

I've upvoted this and most of the children, grandchildren, etc. for decision-theoretic reasons.

Comment author: JGWeissman 20 June 2012 11:15:17PM 2 points [-]

I like the word "descendants", for effecient use of categories.

Comment author: sketerpot 28 June 2012 09:58:31PM *  1 point [-]

Doing something harmless that pleases you can almost definitely be justified by decision-theoretic reasoning -- otherwise, what would decision theory be for? So, although you're joking, you're telling the truth.