Warrigal comments on Rationality Quotes May 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 15 December 2013 05:35:55PM 0 points [-]

And then the Vulcan would immediately adjust to always spouting off some random high-odds-against-us number all the time just to make sure they'd always succeed heroically.

How do we know that it still works even when the Vulcan doesn't believe what they're saying?

Comment author: TheOtherDave 15 December 2013 07:39:11PM 1 point [-]

If it doesn't, presumably the Vulcan should then immediately adjust to believing the high-odds-against-us number. (This would admittedly be much more difficult to pull off consistently.)

Comment author: [deleted] 20 December 2013 05:09:29AM 1 point [-]

Maybe Vulcans are physiologically incapable of believing anything with insufficient evidence.