@GabrielDuquette The best I have heard is "You can't use Bayes if you can't cover the entire probability space", but that's a strawman.
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@ContentOfMedia@GabrielDuquette Disagree. Defining the space of outcomes is a precondition for Bayes; Bayes tells you nothing here.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@St_Rev@GabrielDuquette I was going to say no one is suggesting that you should actually use Bayes, but maybe I'm steelmaning.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@GabrielDuquette That is, Bayes is a "theoretical best" process which you can measure yourself against and try to approximate.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev@GabrielDuquette Am I being too charitable here?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@ContentOfMedia There's a whole lotta motte-and-bailey going on. And then there's this http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=2410
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