Comments on: Halakhah and Aggadah

By: Fletcher (with a T)

Fletcher (with a T) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:03:49 +0000

Dear Scott,

Sorry for the typo. Forgive and the Kingdom of Heaven shall be yours.

Love,

Fletcher

By: Scott B.

Scott B. — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:20:39 +0000

Dear John C.,
Economists (Fletcher being one of us) cannot help it. Please forgive, and the Kingdom of Heaven shall be yours.

Dear Fletcher (Flecher?),
Please decide if your name has a t or not.

Love,
Scott B.

As you were, Brethren.

By: Flecher

Flecher — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:01:56 +0000

Dear John,
I stand by my statement, especially after the lingerie post.
Love,
Fletcher

By: [nr]

[nr] — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:32:52 +0000

I haven’t read any posts on this BLOG for a while. My great loss if there were more like this one!

By: John C.

John C. — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:05:08 +0000

Dear Flecher,
Don’t be a jerk.
Love,
John C.

By: SteveP

SteveP — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:47:58 +0000

Once in a far away place lived a fellow named John C. He lived in a village called Cyber where he plied is wisdom to the many travelers who stopped by to rest and find refreshment. One day he wrote a post that explained why some sought rules and others stories. All who read his post realized that John C. should be made king for a day. And so he was. He ruled with wisdom and care and all that lived during his reign said it was a good day. The end.

By: Flecher

Flecher — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:11:38 +0000

Dan,

As a Bayesian, your formulation is spot on. However, as a practical matter, I would be interested to know the data gathering/analyzing process by which you came to the conclusion on the value of the conditional probability (aka the likelihood function/value). I think if anything needs updating, it would be the marginal value. I personally think it is lower than the value you give it.

By: Tracy M

Tracy M — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:42:20 +0000

Very nicely done John. You provided a framework for me to understand something that is difficult for me- I never knew what to call it- Halakhah. And, I also know the name of my home- Aggadah. Thank you.

By: annegb

annegb — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:12:42 +0000

I don’t understand all the deeply intellectual stuff, but if I ever leave the church I’g going to be a Jew for Jesus.

By: Cynthia L.

Cynthia L. — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:52:31 +0000

And thanks to Bayes, I am even more impressed. The posterior probability that you, having written this post, are Mormon is equal to the (rather high) prior probability that only Mormons post to this list, times the (quite low) conditional probability a Mormon would craft something so devoid of sentimentality, divided by the (moderate) marginal probability that such a worthy post would be written to this list. So either I need to seriously reevaluate my signal model that Mormons are sentimentalists, or else you are an imposter. Either way I am surprised.

Wow. That is all.