eridu comments on Amanda Knox: post mortem - Less Wrong

23 Post author: gwern 20 October 2011 04:10PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 10 November 2011 05:02:24PM 0 points [-]

Why is it humorous besides pointing out that the author is on our side?

Comment author: komponisto 10 November 2011 05:12:09PM *  3 points [-]

It's a combination of irreverence (mocking religion by treating non-divine entities as gods), incongruity (you don't expect a bunch of science-minded techno-nerds to sit around praying), and self-mockery (poking fun at our level of enthusiasm for Bayesian concepts).

Comment author: [deleted] 10 November 2011 06:39:34PM -1 points [-]

None of that resolves to anything more than "I'm on your team! Go team!"