aleiby comments on The dangers of zero and one - Less Wrong

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Comment author: aleiby 15 December 2013 07:48:34AM 0 points [-]

I want to emphasize the importance of not assigning things probability zero or one.

Unless you are dealing with an officer of the law. Answers like, "Yes, I'm 99% certain X" do not go over well with them.

Also, I'm sure Godel would have enjoyed your post. Or at least 99% sure.