faul_sname comments on Rationality Quotes December 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: faul_sname 03 December 2012 07:45:16PM 0 points [-]

True, but only if P(B) > P(~B) (that is, if more people study than don't study).

Comment author: Sengachi 04 December 2012 01:55:13AM 1 point [-]

Ah, we are forgetting that sometimes books may be actively misleading, and may deviate one from truth (no matter how much you read those propaganda books, they probably won't tell you what you really need to know).

Comment author: faul_sname 04 December 2012 06:02:15AM *  0 points [-]

Ah, I had misread the quote, and confused P(A|B) with P(B|A). Nevertheless, I think your objection is with the statement that P(A|B) > P(A|~B).