These events are definitely on! And I’d love to help both groups see your support. This Friday Antelope Valley Freethinkers surely could use some extra attendance and donations for bringing me in to speak, and for keeping on their activity supporting local atheists, in that bastion of conservative religion they live in. So if you are anywhere in that area, stop by, throw a few bucks in, and meet some folks, learn about history, and ask an expert questions. The Riverside Atheists and Freethinkers can also benefit from a good turnout this Saturday. Help them cover the expenses of bringing me out. And task me with any questions you have! Details for both events here.
Breaking news: McGrath doesn’t understand Bayesian methods at all. After a long discussion these insane gems came out:
– Thinking Possibility = Probability:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2015/01/jim-davila-hero.html#comment-1781301597
– Thinking that posterior evidence outweighing priors shows that all priors are meaningless
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2015/01/jim-davila-hero.html#comment-1781345204
– All priors are still meaningless:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2015/01/jim-davila-hero.html#comment-1781376176
– Comparing RR using priors for academics to making a legal judgement:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2015/01/jim-davila-hero.html#comment-1781361459