GOD'S DICE: BAYESIAN PROBABILITY AND PROVIDENCE.
The Reverend Thomas Bayes has recently become best known for his mathematical Theorem, but Bayes' vocation, and primary identity, was that of minister. Bayes' writings include a tract on divine benevolence and an essay on the philosophy of calculus as well as what has come to be known as Bayes' Theo...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Vol. 27; no. 1/2; pp. 4 - 25 |
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Institute for Interdisciplinary Research
2015
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