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Beliefs Require Observations

Edited by Vladimir_Nesov last updated 4th Dec 2009
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To form accurate beliefs about something, you *really* do have to observe it. And this is a physical law.

See Also

  • Belief in belief

References

Overcoming Bias Articles
  • The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition by Eliezer Yudkowsky
  • Surface Analogies and Deep Causes by Eliezer Yudkowsky

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