Difference between revisions of "Beliefs require observations"
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==Blog posts== | ==Blog posts== | ||
| − | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/o5/the_second_law_of_thermodynamics_and_engines_of/ The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition | + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/o5/the_second_law_of_thermodynamics_and_engines_of/ The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition] |
| − | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/ne/the_parable_of_the_dagger/ The Parable of the Dagger | + | *[http://lesswrong.com/lw/ne/the_parable_of_the_dagger/ The Parable of the Dagger] |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 17 November 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.
