On Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 6:21:29 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
classical probability due to lack of knowledge -- nothing quantum about it > > Bruce > Even before QM came on the scene, there were competing and differing ideas of probability, including "knowledge-independent" (3.): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/probability-interpret/ Broadly speaking, there are arguably three main concepts of probability: 1. An epistemological concept, which is meant to measure objective evidential support relations. For example, “in light of the relevant seismological and geological data, California will *probably* experience a major earthquake this decade”. 2. The concept of an agent’s degree of confidence, a graded belief. For example, “I am not sure that it will rain in Canberra this week, but it *probably* will.” 3. A physical concept that applies to various systems in the world, independently of what anyone thinks. For example, “a particular radium atom will *probably* decay within 10,000 years”. 3. is present in Epicurus to C. S. Peirce. @philipthrift -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/319ab1e6-9979-454e-94ca-b7422e4bd49e%40googlegroups.com.
