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The Gremlins Of MCMC: Or, Computer Simulations Are Not What You Think

I don't think we're clear on what simulation is NOT. RANDOMNESS IS NOT NECESSARY, for the simple reason randomness is merely a state of knowledge. Hence this classic post from…

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Quantum Potency & Probability

A note on a complex subject. Ed Feser points us to the paper "An Aristotelian Approach to Quantum Mechanics" by Gil Sanders, and in turn Sanders points us to "Taking…

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Infinity — Part 1 of N

We've discussed infinity before, but since the subject in inexhaustible, we're discussing it again. Infinity comes in sizes, as many readers know. What's less appreciated is how these sizes relate…

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Science Is Not The Most Important Subject

Stream: Science Is Not The Most Important Subject What's with all the kowtowing to science among religious folks? As soon as a scientist, or science cheerleader, starts talking about the…

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Falsifiability Is Falsifiable

We've talked many times before, and at greater length in Uncertanity, about the concept of falsifiability. It has come up again lately. The term shouldn't be but is equivocal. I…

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There Is No “Problem” Of Old Evidence In Bayesian Theory

Update I often do a poor job setting the scene. Today we have the solution to an age-old problem (get it? get it?), a "problem" thought to be a reason…

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What Neural Nets Really Are: Or, Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Says Start Over

There is ancient wisdom in the phrase never believe your own press that computer scientists have laid aside in their quest to discover "artificial" "intelligence". In the Axios article "Artificial…

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Video: How To Think About Statistics, Figures, And New Ideas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmMBLTz6Pp8 Hard link to the video. This post ran originally on 28 February 2015. Given the quiet weekend, I postponed our Summa Contra Gentiles until next week. It is a…

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Great parting shot on the “Santa Math” episode: “Come back if you want to hear about the Easter Bunny”. Always…
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John 1:5 - And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.