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BrianScurfield comments on Bayesian Epistemology vs Popper - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: curi 06 April 2011 11:50PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 09 April 2011 07:42:37AM -1 points [-]

Being arbitrary is a criticism, so a critical rationalist can and does reject propositions for being arbitrary. Rejecting the idea of justification does not mean accepting any old arbitrary thing. If your idea doesn't stand up to criticism, including criticism that it is just arbitrary, then it is gone.