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Re: distinction between observer and observed (none / 0)

How is the Philosophy of probability broken?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 at 08:31:14 PM EST
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Re: distinction between observer and observed (4.00 / 3)

One of the main ways IMHO is that the frequentist probability interpretation confuses the definition of probability with the operational way in which probabilities are measured. It takes the law of large numbers as the definition of probability, which makes the conceptual edifice dangerously close to circular.

A big problem with the interpretation of Quantum Mechanics is actually disentangling the philosophy of probability from specifically quantum mechanical conceptual problems.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 at 08:35:27 PM EST
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Re: distinction between observer and observed (none / 0)

now that's going to take at least a pint, a bath, and an hour of thinking to come up with an answer to.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 at 08:52:44 PM EST
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Re: distinction between observer and observed (4.00 / 3)

You guys are in danger of disappearing up your own arses, so a bath would be good. I'm told that long threads are almost always the result of flame wars and there hasn't been a bit of excitement here all night! Can someone please light a fire under these guys so I can scramble some lieutenants?

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Wed Jan 2nd, 2008 at 09:17:53 PM EST
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