I find this interesting from an epistemological standpoint. How does one pick the correct distribution?
Or, how does one put up with the distribution one currently has?
These are not the same questions. It's not like picking your favorite flavor of ice cream.
Holy crap dude. Perhaps it is analogous to finding the correct worldview? Maybe you thought as much? Maybe I am wrong on all counts. Let us see (sounds condescending, but I am not comfortable with contractions).
Start by listing the requirements/questions, then find which distribution/worldview meets/answers most of those requirements/questions in the best possible way. When your chosen distribution/worldview has within it certain truths that are uncomfortable and/or unknowable/unsolvable you must accept them given that the distribution/worldview as a whole is still the best choice for meeting/answering the given requirements/questions.
I did not expect this to take a philosophical turn. Damn interesting question though.
Or maybe its like finding the right church.
My example is a further abstraction and would need much more work to flesh out. The analogy of a church is much better., although both could be useful.
Hopefully I will have more opportunities to utilize the analogies in the reverse order (which would be more appropriate I think: simpler to more complex) in my life than the othe other way around. After all, I would rather use operating systems to help some nerd pick a church or a worldview than the other way around.
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