Andrew2 comments on Think Like Reality - Less Wrong

49 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 May 2007 06:36AM

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Comment author: Andrew2 05 May 2007 12:39:04AM 0 points [-]

You write: "There are no surprising facts, only models that are surprised by facts."

That's deterministic thinking. Surprising facts happen every once in awhile. Rarely, but occasionally.

But I agree with your general point. Surprise is an indication that you have a problem with your model, or that you have prior information that you have not included in your model.