@Meaningness even if this meaning differs from the usual "advocate or user of methods that use bayes' theorem in a formal manner" meaning
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@tipsfromkatee My informants suggest that the meaning (in the lw context) is much broader than that. They may be mistaken...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness ...your informants are mistaken if they say the real meaning in the lw context is much broader2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tipsfromkatee Yes, well, I was skeptical too! :-) But I still don't see how you can apply Bayes in any but a few narrow situations.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness the point isn't always to apply it, but to use it as a framework to think about what one does apply3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness e.g. one doesn't use quantum field theory to predict the motion of ordinary objects, but any shortcuts one uses to predict...3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness ...such motion must yield accurate results in any universe described (on a much deeper level) by quantum field theory2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tipsfromkatee , but Bayesianism is <1% of a theory of understanding.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness it's a complete theory of how to solve a particular class of problems (figure out posteriors given priors and evidence)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tipsfromkatee But that is a trivial class of problems, as is proven by the fact that the complete theory is "divide the two numbers".4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@Meaningness it doesn't matter how "trivial" it is if people get it grossly wrong a lot
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@Meaningness i would also agree that most rationality mileage is not directly related to differences between bayesianism and frequentism3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes - 10 more replies
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