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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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness even if this meaning differs from the usual "advocate or user of methods that use bayes' theorem in a formal manner" meaning2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@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 -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness ...your informants are mistaken if they say the real meaning in the lw context is much broader2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @GapOfGods
@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 -
Replying to @Meaningness
@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
@tipsfromkatee , but doesn't take you far by itself.
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