wedrifid comments on True numbers and fake numbers - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 08 February 2014 01:31:20AM -1 points [-]

Are you arguing just that VNM axioms aren't a good model for people, or arguing that VNM axioms aren't a good model for rational agents?

The latter. (The former is also true, of course.)

Concrete real-world example, please.

If you are making a theoretical claim about models for rational agents then you are not entitled to that particular proof.

Comment author: SaidAchmiz 08 February 2014 03:12:22AM 0 points [-]

What I was asking for was an existence proof (i.e., an example) for a claim being made about how the theory plays out in the real world. For such a claim, I most certainly am entitled to that particular proof.