Three people now have explained to me that "Bayesian" doesn't mean Bayesian, it means thinking clearly. Or being hip. Or not an idiot. OK...
@Meaningness e.g. one doesn't use quantum field theory to predict the motion of ordinary objects, but any shortcuts one uses to predict...
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@Meaningness ...such motion must yield accurate results in any universe described (on a much deeper level) by quantum field theory -
@tipsfromkatee , but Bayesianism is <1% of a theory of understanding. - 15 more replies
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@Meaningness but i think this is because of disanalogies between the qft and bayes cases that don't affect the current point -
@tipsfromkatee Unless you redefine "Bayesianism" to mean "not being an idiot", which is what seemed to happen once its limits were indicated - 1 more reply
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@Meaningness now, i would agree that it would be silly to use "quantum field theorist" as an identity for predicting the motion of objectsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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