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colinallbets t1_iyzaavg wrote

You don't have to assume the explanations are true for them to have utility

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ddd12547 t1_iyztj5q wrote

Electric fence doesnt always have to be turned on, only once.

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owlthatissuperb OP t1_iz0f3nn wrote

Are you talking about overbelief? Or a fuzzy notion of truth? I'm all for both.

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colinallbets t1_iz0l0yd wrote

I mean we'll never fully specify a causal mechanism, but we can use these methods to reason with (and identify) potential sources of error.

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