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To form accurate [[belief|beliefs]] about something, you ''really'' do have to observe it. This can be viewed as a special case of the second law of [[thermodynamics]], in fact, since "knowledge" is correlation of belief with reality, which is mutual information, which is a form of negentropy. | To form accurate [[belief|beliefs]] about something, you ''really'' do have to observe it. This can be viewed as a special case of the second law of [[thermodynamics]], in fact, since "knowledge" is correlation of belief with reality, which is mutual information, which is a form of negentropy. | ||
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| + | ==Blog posts== | ||
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| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/o5/the_second_law_of_thermodynamics_and_engines_of/ The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
| + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/ne/the_parable_of_the_dagger/ The Parable of the Dagger] by [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Belief in belief]] | * [[Belief in belief]] | ||
* [[Free-floating belief]] | * [[Free-floating belief]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:31, 29 September 2009
To form accurate beliefs about something, you really do have to observe it. This can be viewed as a special case of the second law of thermodynamics, in fact, since "knowledge" is correlation of belief with reality, which is mutual information, which is a form of negentropy.
Blog posts
- The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition by Eliezer Yudkowsky
- The Parable of the Dagger by Eliezer Yudkowsky
