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[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If all knowledge is empirical, you have your solution already. Just make an experiment. Use a heuristic to estimate an amount, test it and adjust as you go.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

He did! The heuristic was "what the chef recommends" and the next meal will adjust that estimate downward... assuming "as much cheese as possible" doesn't result in the collapse of the universe.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

All information is empirical, but all decisions are not. Life clearly requires approximation, and this is such a simple idea which a ton of really smart people fail to grasp.