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Lumifer comments on Open Thread, Jun. 8 - Jun. 14, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 12 June 2015 02:37:51PM 0 points [-]

OK, but even if preuve/prova do not carry the same meaning of "solved, we known this" as "proof" in English, wouldn't they still have the strong connotation of an argument in favour of a theory?

The interesting thing about the Bayesian evidence is that it can support your hypothesis, but it can also make it less likely.