Statistics and probability are an area in which it is very difficult to find people who understand and apply the concepts correctly (another being logic). Studies depend on these calculations, but many people who conduct the studies don’t have the knowledge or experience with the theories to surmise the conclusions they wish to promote as…
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Gore Vidal is an icon in the mainstream educated left (not the MSNBC version we see on TV), and he has done an admirable job in many publications of remaining even, thoughtful, and respectable as a reporter and thinker. One of his more interesting undertakings was his work with Timothy McVeigh, interviewing the terrorist and…
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Does this logic hold?: This is a cross post from a comment I made in another post. While writing it I realized how wrong the statement “Life is meaningless so you have to choose your own meaning” really is. I want to explain it to you and I am curious if you can find a…
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the famous reflection by Woody Allen: Dear Theo Will life never treat me decently? I am wracked by despair! My head is pounding. Mrs Sol Schwimmer is suing me because I made her bridge as I felt it and not to fit her ridiculous mouth. That’s right! I can’t work to order like a common…
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