Bayesian analysis – Uncommon Descent

At Mind Matters News: Fine-tuning? How Bayesian statistics could help break a deadlock

Bayesian statistics are used, for example, in spam filter technology, identifying probable spam by examining vast masses of previous messages.

Extraterrestrial life Intelligent Design Probability

Astronomers hope to wring their space aliens from Bayesian analysis

In the real world, we are hoping to find fossil bacteria on Mars. There may or may not be fossil bacteria on Mars but the search feels more like science.

asauber Ha. Turns out Ol' Gord was singing about The Universe here: At times I just don't know How you could... – At Reasons.org: More Evidence for a...
bornagain77 “There are, according to Wiedersheim, no less than 180 vestigial structures in the human body, sufficient to make of a... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox @114 Martin_r: That is why i am asking (for the 2nd time), if the above doesn’t apply to... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Sir Giles Querius: Note that at the time of the Scopes trial, over 100 “vestigial” organs were trotted out as proofs of... – Man-ape chasm of differences
bornagain77 Why the Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machinery Jonathan Wells - February 15, 2019 Excerpt: Organized from the... – Man-ape chasm of differences
PyrrhoManiac1 @86 The problem is that on the level of physical chemistry, that’s exactly what organisms are! They are EXTREMELY complex... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox That is why i am asking (for the 2nd time), if the above doesn’t apply to biologists (natural science graduates)... – Man-ape chasm of differences
jerry where in that scenario is there any room for rational inquiry? And along come pretty little niche so rationale is... – The Thought that Stops Thought
Alan Fox AF, 96, and why do you spend so much energy on objections and side tracks, if you imagine this is... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Origenes If nature is only particles in the void obeying mindless regularities, where in that scenario is there any room for... – The Thought that Stops Thought
bornagain77 AF: “Intelligent Design” has no answers. Says the man who holds an Atheistic metaphysics which says that there is no... – Man-ape chasm of differences
kairosfocus PPS: You were present when I pointed to Venter years ago and suggested, go some generations beyond, for a molecular... – Man-ape chasm of differences
kairosfocus AF, 96, and why do you spend so much energy on objections and side tracks, if you imagine this is... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox Evolutionary theory gives an explanation This theory is a bunch of nonsense. All the 'supporting evidence' is just... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox Whether design is everywhere is not the question. The question is what is the source of design in nature. Evolutionary... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Like i said earlier today There is a simple rule to follow: If a Darwinist claim something, you can be... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox Martin_r, the effect is observed in people whose confidence exceeds their knowledge and ability. As you are demonstrating... – Man-ape chasm of differences
martin_r Alan Fox Selection is not accidental or random. Selection designs. i as an engineer, i never understood this 'natural selection'... – Man-ape chasm of differences
bornagain77 Without any empirical basis in science, natural selection, Darwin’s supposed ‘designer substitute’, functions far more in the realm of imagination,... – Man-ape chasm of differences
bornagain77 "Selection designs." At least 'selection' producing the 'appearance of design' is what evolutionary biologists falsely claim for their theory,,, Darwin's... – Man-ape chasm of differences
Alan Fox Martin_r, the effect is observed in people whose confidence exceeds their knowledge and ability. As you are demonstrating here now. – Man-ape chasm of differences