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Comment author: Terdragon 12 April 2015 02:38:02AM *  1 point [-]

The path to rationality is not the path where the evidence chooses the beliefs. The path to rationality is one without beliefs. On the path to rationality, there are only probabilities.

I realized something the other day. I don't believe in cryonics.†

But, I believe that cryonics has a chance of working, a small chance.

If I'm ever asked "Do you believe in cryonics?", I'm going to be careful to respond accurately.

† (By this, I mean that I believe cryonics has a less than 50% chance of working.)

Comment author: ChristianKl 12 April 2015 08:01:01PM 3 points [-]

† (By this, I mean that I believe cryonics has a less than 50% chance of working.)

This is a very bad translation gives that most of people on LW who are signed up for cryonics give it a less than 50% chance of working.

Comment author: Terdragon 12 April 2015 11:21:41PM *  0 points [-]

Yeah, that's my point: This is the translation I had been making, myself, and I had to realize that it wasn't correct.

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