>>> ... the idea of 'updating your prior with new information' ... ... dates back to antiquity. I'm not a statistician, but my impression is that Bayesian meth

>>> ... the idea of 'updating your prior with new information' ... ... dates back to antiquity. I'm not a statistician, but my impression is that Bayesian methods are a way of formalizing that approach. On the other hand, use of the term "prior" is somewhat misleading because the formulas do not specify a time sequence for acquiring information. I tend to have a lesser view of sprinkling Bayesian terminology into blogs about social issues. That's what I call Bayes Theater.