@Meaningness even if this meaning differs from the usual "advocate or user of methods that use bayes' theorem in a formal manner" meaning
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...
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@tipsfromkatee My informants suggest that the meaning (in the lw context) is much broader than that. They may be mistaken...0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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@Meaningness ...your informants are mistaken if they say the real meaning in the lw context is much broader0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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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.0 retweets 0 favorites -
@Meaningness the point isn't always to apply it, but to use it as a framework to think about what one does apply0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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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...0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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@Meaningness ...such motion must yield accurate results in any universe described (on a much deeper level) by quantum field theory0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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@Meaningness Bayesian as in P(A|B)=P(B|A).P(A)/P(B) ??? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayes'_theorem …Translated from Indonesian by Bing0 retweets 0 favorites -
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@MindfulBeginner Yes, except some people make a religion out of it. Bizarre, isn't it??0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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@Meaningness@MindfulBeginner I mean I get the adoration of thousands already of course but that doesn't buy cat food0 retweets 3 favorites -
@St_Rev@MindfulBeginner You need an impressive hat, and to talk very slowly in a deep, gentle, patronizing voice.0 retweets 0 favorites - View other replies
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@Meaningness@St_Rev@MindfulBeginner He's got an impressive hat already. It's got a red bow.0 retweets 1 favorite -
@Awbery@St_Rev@MindfulBeginner Does it have gravitas? You got to have gravitas to be financially successful in the religion business.0 retweets 1 favorite -
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@Meaningness my priors say that people generally don't argue that bayesianism means being hip0 retweets 0 favorites -
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@Meaningness Most religious adherents have no idea what their religion actually claims to be about. So what actually makes a religion?1 retweet 1 favorite -
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@St_Rev The emic/etic distinction is relevant: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emic_and_etic … An etic analysis of Bayesianism... Fun but shooting fish in a barrel.0 retweets 0 favorites - Show more
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