Peterdjones comments on Probability is in the Mind - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 12 March 2008 08:24:41PM 6 points [-]

Who else thinks we should Taboo "probability", and replace it two terms for objective and subjective quantities, say "frequency" and "uncertainty"?

The frequency of an event depends on how narrowly the initial conditions are defined. If an atomically identical coin flip is repeated, obviously the frequency of heads will be either 1 or 0 (modulo a tiny quantum uncertainty).

Comment author: Peterdjones 03 July 2011 08:44:25PM 0 points [-]

Who else thinks we should Taboo "probability", and replace it two terms for objective and subjective quantities, say "frequency" and "uncertainty"

Yes, it looks like an argument about apples versus oranges to me.