Re: Intelligence, Aesthetics and Bayesianism: Game over!

2008-07-31 Thread marc . geddes
On Jul 31, 1:26 am, Stathis Papaioannou [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Popper showed that an infinite number of theories is compatible is any given set of finite observations. Mere algorithmic shuffling to calculate Pr(B) probablities according to the Bayes formula won't help much.

Re: Intelligence, Aesthetics and Bayesianism: Game over!

2008-07-31 Thread John Mikes
Arsthetics? do we have a definition that satisfies *general* considerations? I doubt, because I cannot find one that applies to different ethnic, cultural (- even within one), at different times even if considered only in HUMAN beings. the 'scientific' terms are applying to (dis?)liking and

Fwd: Theories and Reality

2008-07-31 Thread Quentin Anciaux
Hi, I forward it to this list... I'm not sure it pass the barier of moderation on FOR, anyway I think it is relevant... (or I'm too presomptuous to see it is not). Quentin -- Forwarded message -- From: Quentin Anciaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/7/29 Subject: Re: Theories and

Fwd: Theories and Reality (was Re: Lakatos)

2008-07-31 Thread Quentin Anciaux
-- Forwarded message -- From: Quentin Anciaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2008/7/31 Subject: Re: Theories and Reality (was Re: Lakatos) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/7/30 Peter D Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Quentin Anciaux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi A