And I can certainly see how, if we did not insist on framing the problem in terms of how to consistently update confidence levels based on evidence in the first place, other ways of approaching the “how can I tell if I’m being brainwashed?” question would present themselves. Some traditional examples that come to mind include praying for guidance on the subject and various schools of divination, for example. Of course, a huge number of less traditional possibilities that seem equally unjustified from a “Bayesian” framework (but otherwise share nothing in common with those) are also possible.
(nods) That’s fair.
And I can certainly see how, if we did not insist on framing the problem in terms of how to consistently update confidence levels based on evidence in the first place, other ways of approaching the “how can I tell if I’m being brainwashed?” question would present themselves. Some traditional examples that come to mind include praying for guidance on the subject and various schools of divination, for example. Of course, a huge number of less traditional possibilities that seem equally unjustified from a “Bayesian” framework (but otherwise share nothing in common with those) are also possible.
I’m not terribly concerned about it, though.
Then again, I wouldn’t be.