PhilGoetz comments on Post Your Utility Function - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 09 June 2009 03:48:27AM *  1 point [-]

Your observation is interesting. Note that I can't write down my wave function, either, but that doesn't mean I don't have one.

Comment author: orthonormal 09 June 2009 05:07:29AM 2 points [-]

And without being able to calculate it exactly, you can approximate it usefully, and thus derive some of its most relevant properties for practical purposes.

Comment author: DanielLC 29 December 2009 05:10:52AM 1 point [-]

He didn't say it did. It's just one possible reason for it.