“Probable inference is more like measuring smoke than counting children, in that the probabilities themselves are not well defined.”—RT Cox
@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.
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@Meaningness@cwage Hmm. I was extremely surprised by this statement. Say more? -
@GrumplessGrinch@cwage If I write this up, I’ll need to go back and read Jaynes carefully to make sure I understand exactly how he got > - 15 more replies
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