“Probable inference is more like measuring smoke than counting children, in that the probabilities themselves are not well defined.”—RT Cox
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@cwage Cox was not confused about this. The error seems to have been introduced by ET Jaynes, who knew no logic and missed the point. -
@Meaningness@cwage Hmm. I was extremely surprised by this statement. Say more? - 16 more replies
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@Meaningness i assume logic WRT "rationality" is assuming some sort of game-theoryish cooperate/defect basis? -
@cwage No; logical deduction was itself the main paradigm of rationality for most of history.
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@Meaningness interesting. this is all new to me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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