The peculiar rule of the Talmud receives support from Bayesian analysis
January 25, 2016 7:13 AM Subscribe
In ancient Israel a court of 23 judges called the Sanhedrin would decide matters of importance such as death penalty cases. The Talmud prescribes a surprising rule for the court. If a majority vote for death then death is imposed except, “If the Sanhedrin unanimously find guilty, he is acquitted.” Why the peculiar rule?A nifty, counterintuitive statistical result briefly explained. [arXiv]
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