When you discover you have been wrong, your priors weaken. When you discover you have been right, your priors strengthen.
Somehow this is incorrect. More true to say that when you get evidence consistent with your hypothesis your posteriors have higher confidence. That’s not changing your priors, unless you’re talking about the priors for the next round of inference.
Somehow this is incorrect. More true to say that when you get evidence consistent with your hypothesis your posteriors have higher confidence. That’s not changing your priors, unless you’re talking about the priors for the next round of inference.