Zack_M_Davis comments on Update Yourself Incrementally - Less Wrong

30 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 14 August 2007 02:56PM

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Comment author: Jack 17 February 2010 01:33:52AM *  2 points [-]

This is pretty muddled and wrong. You use a lot of terms in an unorthodox way. For example I don't know how something that is true cannot ever be justified (how else do you know it's true!). Also, there is no such thing as science without induction, no laws of physics or predictions. So I'm pretty confused about what your position is. That's okay though because it looks like you've never heard of Bayesian inference. In which case this is a really important day in your life.

The wikipedia enty

The SEP entry

Eliezer's explanation of the Math

Also: the "Rationality and Science" subsection at the bottom here.

Who has better links?

Edit: Welcome to less wrong, btw! Feel free to introduce yourself.

Edit again: This PDF looks good.

Comment author: Zack_M_Davis 17 February 2010 01:39:34AM *  4 points [-]

You use a lot of terms in an unorthodox way. [...] Also, there is no such thing as science without induction

I wouldn't call Popperianism unorthodox exactly.

Comment author: Jack 17 February 2010 01:43:01AM 2 points [-]

I sort of see some Popper in the comment but I also see a good deal that isn't.