orthonormal comments on Open Thread: March 2010 - Less Wrong
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I should have realized this sooner: P(B3|~A3) is just the updated value of r, which isn't affected at all by (A1,B1,A2,B2). So of course the answer according to this model should be 1/3, as it's the expected value of r in the prior distribution.
Still, it was a good exercise to actually work out a Bayesian update on a continuous prior. I suggest everyone try it for themselves at least once!