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Feynman is making a joke which people who understand priors would get, but you’re using the punchline as if it means something. If Feynman had guessed the plat
by zaroth 6y ago
Feynman is making a joke which people who understand priors would get, but you’re using the punchline as if it means something.
If Feynman had guessed the plate number before seeing it (say, written a research paper identify the exact number ahead of time) then something miraculous indeed just occurred.
- Izkata 6y agoFun example time! Sylvia Browne's book End of Days predicts a pneumonia-like illness that spreads around the globe in 2020. Published in 2008. Additional details do not yet match what's happening, though.