Comment on Rationality Quotes September 2012

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:45:47 GMT

I think he's mischaracterizing the issue.

Beliefs serve multiple functions. One is modeling accuracy, another is signaling. It's not whether the environment is harsh or easy, it's which function you need. There are many harsh environments where what you need is the signaling function, and not the modeling function.

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