In an alternate timeline there's a sect of neo-Fermians who base their epistemology on Fermi estimates.
@St_Rev @drethelin it's not clear that lesswrong is capable of sufficient neutrality, and will stay so once more politically-focused
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@tipsfromkatee@drethelin Lots of applications (Bayes 101 to political type I vs II tradeoffs, e.g. airport screening; Fermi ubiquitously).. -
@St_Rev@tipsfromkatee@drethelin I like that idea a lot... But actually using Bayes is not nearly as fun as cheering for it... - 3 more replies
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@tipsfromkatee@drethelin ...that shouldn't require strong political stances beyond 'lying is bad'. -
@St_Rev@drethelin what lying is how bad, vs poetic license, is a deeply political issue
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