Here @slatestarcodex (he’s great, follow his blog!) counters my complaints about #Bayesianism:http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/08/06/on-first-looking-into-chapmans-pop-bayesianism/ …
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@slatestarcodex Recent experience: Midwife: "Well, you might have group B strep, and you might not. So it's about 50-50."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @simplic10
@Meaningness@slatestarcodex I wish I could remember the stuff she said when we asked whether certain things were "worth the risk".1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@slatestarcodex Can't tell whether sarcasm. But yes, dire. I can haz adults with remotely sane epistemology plz?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @simplic10
@simplic10@slatestarcodex No sarcasm, genuine sympathy. Maybe “don’t be an idiot” is the right starting point after all.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@slatestarcodex Here are some good examples of widespread confusion on basics: http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2012/11/war-on-nate-silver-final-after-action-report-the-flag-of-science-flies-uncontested-over-silvergrad-weblogging.html …3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @simplic10
@simplic10@Meaningness@slatestarcodex HOLY SHIT #192 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@St_Rev @simplic10 @slatestarcodex Wow, epic self-refutation!
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