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Absence of Evidence Is Evidence of Absence - Less Wrong
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Aug 12, 2007 - The absence of an observation may be strong evidence of absence or very weak evidence of absence, depending on how likely the cause is to ...Fallacies as weak Bayesian evidence - Less Wrong
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Mar 18, 2012 - Arguments which provide only weak evidence, though often evidence nonetheless, are considered fallacies. As a Nefarious Scientist, Dr. Zany ...Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument - Less ...
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Jun 4, 2013 - However, there always will be a lot of weak evidence (at various values ... In practice, it's often the case that all we have is weak evidence — the ...Weak supporting evidence can undermine belief - Less Wrong
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Sep 29, 2011 - Article: Weak supporting evidence can undermine belief in an outcome Defying logic, people given weak evidence can regard predictions ...What is Evidence? - Less Wrong
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Sep 22, 2007 - Had a black cat not crossed my path, I would consider that evidence (weak evidence) that I was not about to experience misfortune.".Evidence For Simulation - Less Wrong
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Jan 27, 2012 - Still, this is probably weak evidence for simulation as such non-computable behavior might well exist in the simulating universe but be ...Weak evidence that eating vegetables makes you live longer - Less ...
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Jun 10, 2013 - People vary in how much they can taste bitter things. If you go around giving people the chemical Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), which you ...Knowledge value = knowledge quality × domain importance - Less ...
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Apr 16, 2012 - Anecdotes do count as evidence, they are just weak evidence. And well designed scientific studies constitute stronger evidence then poorly ...Personal Evidence - Superstitions as Rational Beliefs - Less Wrong
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Mar 22, 2013 - Maybe EMFs subtly messing with my brain (there is some weak evidence for the idea that electromagnetic fluctuations can induce metabolic ...Conservation of Expected Evidence - Less Wrong
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Aug 13, 2007 - If you expect a strong probability of seeing weak evidence in one direction, it must be balanced by a weak expectation of seeing strong ...