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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by 1024core on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @01:24PM (#10844951)
> I've never heard it claimed that the Bayesian approach was robust to sophisticated idiocy

Alas, nothing is robust to sophisticated idiocy.

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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by 1812Overture on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @03:49PM (#10845895)
"If you make something idiot proof, someone will just make a better idiot."
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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by Estragon on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @09:44PM (#10848087)
"The trouble with fool-proof methods is, you're still a fool."
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Re:Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? by XFrequentist on Tuesday January 05, 2016 @04:15PM (#10846111)
This made me chuckle.
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