Is There a Data-Free Credence?

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The web telescope has been used to detect CO2 in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. Elliot Specht says that Bayes' theorem applies all the way down. The credences that we develop as priors have something to do with who we are, he adds.

Welcome to the October 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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