I believe that almost all important, useful ideas are simple. Peter Whittle has recently put it nicely in an autobiographical essay. "If a piece of work is heavy and complicated then it is wrong." . . . Some writers feel… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that in talking about uncertainty we should lean heavily on facts, just as the court of law does when interrogating witnesses. Facts form a sort of bedrock on which we can build the shifting sands of… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
In my opinion, it helps enormously to know why something is true, rather than being told it is true, for why should you believe… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
It is dangerous to attach probability zero to anything other than a logical impossibility. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Consider the case of a person who holds a view with probability 1. Then coherence says that it is no use having a debate… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Whatever way uncertainty is approached, probability is the only sound way to think about it. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Almost all thinking people agree that you should not have probability 1 (or 0) for any event, other than one demonstrable by logic, like 2 x 2 = 4. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
I believe that almost all important, useful ideas are simple. Peter Whittle has recently put it nicely in an autobiographical essay. "If a piece… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
In teaching there can be too much emphasis on certainty and a proper appreciation of uncertainty is to be encouraged. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Utility is the emotion pleading to be let into the house of pure reason and thereby enriching it. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
Generally there is Stigler's law of Eponymy that says that a scientific notion is never attributed to the right person; in particular, the law… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
It is not surprising that in talking about uncertainty we should lean heavily on facts, just as the court of law does when interrogating… — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
The grand assertion is that you must see the world through probability and that probability is the only guide you need. — Dennis Lindley Copy Share Image
