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It seems like in order to go from P(H) to P(H|E) you have to become certain that E. Am I wrong about that?  Say you have the following join

Suppose instead of using 2^-K(H) we just use 2^-length(H), does this do something obviously stupid?  Here's what I'm proposing: Take a p

It is often said that a Bayesian agent has to assign probability 1 to all tautologies, and probability 0 to all contradictions. My question

Discussion article for the meetup : Umbc meetup WHEN: 24 March 2015 04:56:00PM (-0500) WHERE: 1000 Hilltop cir Catonsville We

Just thought you guys should know about this. Some work that argues that humans should not enhance their intelligence with technology, and t

By and large, I would bet money that the devoted, experienced, and properly sequenced LWer, is a better philosopher than the average current

One of the core aims of the philosophy of probability is to explain the relationship between frequency and probability. The frequentist prop

This is a first stab at solving Goodman's famous grue problem. I haven't seen a post on LW about the grue paradox, and this surprised me sin

Edit: Looking back at this a few years later. It is pretty embarrassing, but I'm going to leave it up.  Why don't we start treating the lo

Can anyone tell me why it is that if I use my rationality exclusively to improve my conception of rationality I fall into an infinite recurs