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		1812Overture on Jan 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bayes's Theorem: What's the Big Deal? "If you make something idiot proof, someone will just make a better idiot."

Estragon on Jan 6, 2016 | [–]

"The trouble with fool-proof methods is, you're still a fool."

XFrequentist on Jan 5, 2016 | [–]

This made me chuckle.

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