Tag: Bayes’ Theorem
COVID-19 Meets Intelligent Design
To summarize, the authors use a terrible design hypothesis, and make ever-escalating claims of certainty from two weak observations.
The Advantages of a Bayesian Approach to ID
Lydia McGrew gives the analogy that there is always a possibility that prehistoric civilizations did not have the ability or desire to make arrowheads.
Applying Bayes’ Theorem to Biological Design
Suppose we want to know the odds that a particular individual won last week’s Mega Millions jackpot in the United States.
Welcome Back, Jonathan McLatchie, and Congratulations!
As of January 2020, Jonathan M. is now Dr. Jonathan McLatchie. He earned a PhD in evolutionary biology from the Biosciences Institute at Newcastle University.
A Bayesian Approach to Intelligent Design
I have come to think of evidence in Bayesian terms and this has in turn impacted the way I think about the biological arguments for ID.