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> The problem with degrees of truth is that they aren't composable into an argument. I can chain together a handful of things that are 99% true and arrive at an
by fabianhjr 7y ago
> The problem with degrees of truth is that they aren't composable into an argument. I can chain together a handful of things that are 99% true and arrive at an absurd conclusion because the 1% is the interesting bit.
For a general view:
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Probabilistic_logic https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Probabilistic_logic
Bayesian side:
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/A_priori_probability https://www.wikiwand.com/en/A_priori_probability
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bayesian_inference https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Bayesian_inference (Bayesian Updating)
- dariosalvi78 7y agoNo, there are formal systems for handling uncertainty, Bayesian inference, fuzzy logic etc. Even informally we do apply similar rules all the time (though we are not free of biases)