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Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences) - LessWrong

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Thus begins the ancient parable: • If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? One says, “Yes it does, for it makes vibrat…

x Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences) — LessWrong Fake Beliefs Epistemology Anticipated Experiences Empiricism Principles Psychology Rationality Frontpage 580 Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences) by Eliezer Yudkowsky 28th Jul 2007 4 min read 269 580 Thus begins the ancient parable: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? One says, “Yes it does, for it makes vibrations in the air.” Another says, “No it does not, for there is no auditory processing in any brain.” If there’s a foundational skill in the martial art of rationality, a m

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