mendel comments on The Allais Paradox - Less Wrong

19 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 January 2008 03:05AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 26 May 2011 04:11:10PM 0 points [-]

The problem is not with the hypothetical. It is with the intuition. Intuitions which really do prompt bad decisions in the real life circumstances along these lines.

Comment author: mendel 27 May 2011 02:11:40AM 0 points [-]

You seem to have examples in mind?

Comment author: Pavitra 27 May 2011 02:22:24AM 1 point [-]

The lottery comes immediately to mind. You can't be absolutely sure that you'll lose.