Eugine_Nier comments on Stuff That Makes Stuff Happen - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 18 October 2012 10:49AM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 19 October 2012 07:57:16AM 2 points [-]

I add 387+875 to get 1262, from this I can conclude that anyone else doing the same computation will get the same answer despite never having interacted with them.

Comment author: Peterdjones 19 October 2012 05:42:17PM 0 points [-]

You can't conclude that unless you are aware of the contingent fact that they are capable of getting the answer right.

Comment author: chaosmosis 19 October 2012 05:51:38PM 2 points [-]

"The same computation" doesn't cover that?