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rhetoric.eserver.org rhetoric.eserver.org
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Hence the man who makes a good guess at truth is likely to make a good guess at probabilities
At first, I didn't like this quote, then I thought back to good ol' Oakley's stats class. We make scientific theories based on what idea is most likely to happen (we reject/do not reject the null hypothesis, but we do not say we accept the null hypothesis). Science: putting me in my place since I had a place to be put.
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rhetoric.eserver.org rhetoric.eserver.org
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It is a subject that can be treated systematically
He seems to treat it as a scientific thing
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caseyboyle.net caseyboyle.net
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"science" which can teach us to do under all circumstances the things which will insure our happiness and success.
Happiness has far too much variability to be considered scientific, in my opinion. It's all a matter of opinion and personal experience. Hence my disagreement with his "judgment not knowledge" bit.
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