Manfred comments on Contaminated by Optimism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Manfred 24 July 2012 02:14:24AM *  0 points [-]

Well, I think it's a quite accurate depiction of anyone who uses phrases like "a priori science."

(That is, to the extent that Austrian economics is based on a priori reasoning, various claims about types of government intervention really are claims that no possible such government intervention could ever be good for people)

Comment author: buybuydandavis 24 July 2012 07:33:41AM 0 points [-]

A priori claims can be probabilistic claims.

Comment author: Manfred 24 July 2012 05:23:33PM 0 points [-]

Are you aware of a broad tradition of such probabilities that I'm completely unaware of?