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> It has nothing to do with evidence. If you understand Bayesian reasoning, then we all have unjustifiable prior beliefs, perhaps due to innate personality, o
by smallnamespace 10y ago
> It has nothing to do with evidence.
If you understand Bayesian reasoning, then we all have unjustifiable prior beliefs, perhaps due to innate personality, or due to our own experiences.
Calling someone a cynic is often just a way to bash someone who has different priors.
The better thing would be to ask where those priors come from, no?
> Its not cynical if you've actually had any dealings with IBM and Watson.
Maybe GP knows something you don't and he's talking from experience?
- tux1968 10y agoI'm sure the GP knows many things I don't. The only point of my post was the definition of the word cynical. It's probably fair to say that skepticism is an admirable trait while cynicism isn't. Feynman was a proponent of skepticism not cynicism. The applicability of either moniker towards anyone in this debate, or any other, is up to the participants to hash out.