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RichardKennaway comments on Stupid Questions, 2nd half of December - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 24 December 2015 04:07:26PM 1 point [-]

EY has two answers, one a bit less reasonable and one a bit more. The less reasonable answer is that he's a unique snowflake and diet+exercise does not work for him. The more reasonable answer is that the process of losing weight downgrades his mental capabilities and he prefers a high level of mental functioning to losing weight.

From my (subjective, outside) point of view, the real reason is that he is unwilling to pay the various costs of losing weight.

Your "real reason" is the same as Eliezer's second reason, except less specific.

Comment author: username2 24 December 2015 07:02:36PM 2 points [-]

It is less specific and therefore more likely.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 25 December 2015 12:14:48AM 3 points [-]

Is that a good thing to be? My new hypothesis is that the real reason is something. There, probability close on 1. Isn't that useful!

Comment author: Lumifer 28 December 2015 04:02:46PM 0 points [-]

except less specific

That's a pretty big difference :-) and I'm not convinced EY's stated reason is actually the most important.

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