titotal to SneerClubEnglish · 2 years agoSequence classic: "I don’t think you could get up to 99.99% confidence for assertions like “53 is a prime number.”www.lesswrong.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkSequence classic: "I don’t think you could get up to 99.99% confidence for assertions like “53 is a prime number.”www.lesswrong.comtitotal to SneerClubEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareswlabrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoI had 100% certainty that 53 was prime when I was 12. Does that mean I was smarter than Yud back then? (I may have become more stupid since learning about LW)
minus-squarebitofhopelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoNo but what if it’s actually divisible by Theta Prime?
I had 100% certainty that 53 was prime when I was 12. Does that mean I was smarter than Yud back then? (I may have become more stupid since learning about LW)
No but what if it’s actually divisible by Theta Prime?