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Comment author: buybuydandavis 01 September 2014 01:24:21AM *  3 points [-]

How exactly does this differ from a Bayesian prior?

The key in discussing prejudice as something bad is to distinguish it from general Bayesian reasoning, which is good if done right.

Your question points to the failure of the OP to distinguish between good and bad Bayesian reasoning.