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Posted by: Frank 05/04/2008, 16:57:51 (About author)
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DWA: Perhaps Frank can be kindly generous as well as understanding and share where I may find a good kindergarten level picture book on Bayesian analysis? Sorry, but it turns out that the average five-year old is not capable of understanding how a lot of things work, and if you make an explanation so simple they can grasp it, then it is probably not really useful as a tool. It doesn't get much better for the average six year old either. DWA: Actually, I feel that it could be done. Only problem is, as with popularizations of "relativity" they are not necessarily believeable, even/especially to a 5 year old. Does that make relativity untrue? DWA: Summary: It is just droll how some people are willing to get others to believe stuff for their own hidden purposes. Yes, substituting religious positions for what is presently not understood is pretty reprehensible. DWA: "Belief" for its own sake is not necessarily a virtue, although it opens doors in the social hierarchy. Well, does that give useful results? DWA: Even I can accept that there are various hierarchies, but I may not ***have*** to agree with them, even if synthetic tyrannosaurus meat is fairly tasty when curried. You don't have to agree with them , but without some evidence-based reasons not to, all you do is look contrary for the sake of contrariness. |
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