FairWitness comments on Rationality Quotes Thread November 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FairWitness 11 November 2015 01:04:57AM *  -2 points [-]

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is."

Often attributed to Yogi Berra, but research done at Snopes casts doubt on this.

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/berra/practicetheory.asp

I thought of this quote when I read E. Yudkowsky's essay on The Map and the Territory.

Comment author: Zubon 11 November 2015 01:12:15PM 0 points [-]

Duplicate, although with the Yogi Berra attribution.