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==Transcript== :I think we should all try to be bayesians. :What?! Bayesianism can't possibly be true, and the proof is easy. :Suppose your prior probability that 0 equals 1 is precisely 0. :You take a field observation and find that to your surprise 0 equals 1. :The probability of that observation, given your prior assumption, is, let's say, 0.5. :Bayesians should update but they can't because the observation that 0 equals 1 would change the mathematics of bayes' theorem directly, making the probability both 0 and 1! :Your argument is that bayes' theorem can't account for incredibly stupid shit? :And thus cannot be a complete description of our universe!
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