TheAncientGeek comments on Open thread, Jul. 25 - Jul. 31, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 19 August 2016 09:04:51AM 0 points [-]

Colloquially, I know how to judge relative probabilities.

Philosophically (strictly), I don't know the probability that any of my conclusions are true (because they rest on concepts I don't pretend to know are true).

Again. my point is that it that to do justice to philosophical doubt, you need to avoid high probabilities in practical reasoning a laTaleb. But not everyone gets that. A lot of people think that using probability alone us sufficient.