AndHisHorse comments on Rationality Quotes September 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AndHisHorse 03 September 2013 11:17:19AM 16 points [-]

Not necessarily a great metric; working on the second-most-probable theory can be the best rational decision if the expected value of working on the most probable theory is lower due to greater cost or lower reward.