Silas comments on Science Doesn't Trust Your Rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Silas 15 May 2008 02:50:31AM 0 points [-]

I don't think this was yet encompassed by the discussion or post: Another similarity between Science and libertarianism is that they both follow Bayes "usually, but not always":

-Science rejects late-coming simpler theories that offer no new predictions. -libertarianism rejects certain government interventions proposed by a superintelligent FAI that follows Bayes and values what humans do.

Or am I off the rails here? ;-)

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 05 May 2012 07:14:13PM 2 points [-]

-libertarianism rejects certain government interventions that it doesn't take a super-intelligent FAI to figure out are wins all around...

Comment author: RomeoStevens 05 May 2012 08:35:38PM *  -1 points [-]

citation needed.

edit: no seriously. I would like to see evidence of positive effects from government intervention. Sorting through the poor quality economic analysis on the internet is not a good use of my time if someone has links to high quality material.