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Bayesian Inference

a priori human
Takes shape in a womb
Born with a single belief
The only certainty is death

a normal child
From a normal parent
A few parameters tweaked
Variance is a part of life

a pair of eyes
Observes the world
Trying to fit the curve
Trying to be normal

a discrepancy
Arises upon knowledge
The more one grows
The greater the correction

an inquisitive mind
Experiments with the truth
Updates its beliefs
Doubts the prior

an understanding
What is taught is only
What is probable
There is a possibility however

a large error
In judgment, in labels
In conforming to standard
Falling prey to bias

a posteriori adult
Conditionally trained
Escaped from the masses
Broken the central limit
Free.

NOTE :
Bayesian principle involves beginning with a prior belief about the given data, and updating your description of the data based on observation.
What I am trying to get at is simple.
You will be born into this world and told you are one thing. You might try to fit into that definition, and be successful, or... you might find that as you grow you are different than what they want you to believe. Different is not bad, it is not always good either. Different is okay. Change is okay too. Updating your beliefs as you find out more about the world is only a part of the discovery, which is life. Question it, in a smart way. Do not buy everything you are sold and do not reject everything you are told either. Keep on updating it as you go. 
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