• @AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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    2 days ago

    They do seem to worship Bayes

    Edit: I want to qualify that I’m a big fan of Bayes Theorem — in my field, there’s some awesome stuff being done with Bayesian models that would be impossible to do with frequentist statistics. Any scorn in my comment is directed at the religious fervour that LW directs at Bayesian statistics, not at the stats themselves.

    I say this to emphasise that LWers aren’t cringe for being super enthusiastic about maths. It’s the everything else that makes them cringe

    • @Amoeba_Girl
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      The particular way they invoke Bayes’ theorem is fascinating. They don’t seem to ever actually use it in any sort of rigorous way, it’s merely used as a way to codify their own biases. It’s an alibi for putting a precise percentage point on your vibes. It’s kind of beautiful in a really stupid sort of way.

      • @blakestaceyMA
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        They take a theory that is supposed to be about updating one’s beliefs in the face of new evidence, and they use it as an excuse to never change what they think.

      • @maol
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        514 hours ago

        They seem to believe that stereotypes often have a grain of truth to them, and it’s thus ok to believe stereotypes.

        • David GerardOPMA
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          47 hours ago

          “which stereotypes?”
          “oh, you know the ones”

        • @zogwarg
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          15 hours ago

          I would say it goes further and that they have a (pseudo?)magical trust in their own intuitions, as if they are crystal clear revalations from the platonic realms.