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Bayes' Rule is a simple formula that tells you how to weigh evidence and change your beliefs. I don't go around plugging numbers into a formula all the time, but nevertheless, becoming familiar with Bayes has shifted the way I think in some important ways. (Learn more about me at http://juliagalef.com) One of the biggest paradigm shifts in my thinking, and also for a lot of people I know, has been learning about Bayes' rule. It's a simple mathematical formula that basically tells you how you should think about evidence. In other words, when you learn new information about the world, or you…

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