Bayeslisk comments on Probability and radical uncertainty - Less Wrong

11 Post author: David_Chapman 23 November 2013 10:34PM

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Comment author: David_Chapman 24 November 2013 06:48:56PM *  1 point [-]

The evidence that I didn't select it at random was my saying “I find this one particularly interesting.”

I also claimed that "I'm probably not that evil." Of course, I might be lying about that! Still, that's a fact that ought to go into your Bayesian evaluation, no?

Comment author: Bayeslisk 24 November 2013 10:48:07PM 2 points [-]

"Interesting" tends to mean "whatever it would be, it does that more" in the context of possibly psuedo-Faustian bargains and signals of probable deceit. From what I know, I do not start with reason to trust you, and the evidence found in the OP suggests that I should update the probability that you are concealing information updating on which would lead me not to use the black box to "much higher".

Comment author: David_Chapman 25 November 2013 12:15:12AM 3 points [-]

Oh, goodness, interesting, you do think I'm evil!

I'm not sure whether to be flattered or upset or what. It's kinda cool, anyway!

Comment author: Bayeslisk 25 November 2013 01:21:54AM 2 points [-]

I think that avatar-of-you-in-this-presented-scenario does not remotely have avatar-of-me-in-this-scenario's best interests at heart, yes.