Bayesianism vs scientism
John Halstead's blog, October 18, 2020
Abstract
There is an unfortunate divide in the rationalist tribe between Bayesians and believers in scientism. Bayesians are those who rationally incorporate all sources of information when choosing what credence to have in different propositions. You have prior credences that are set by common sense, theoretical arguments, empirical information and so on. You then update from … Continue reading “Bayesianism vs scientism”.
