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Brad
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Message 1 of 4 (138570)
08-31-2004 5:33 PM


FINALLY! A reply, thank you so much Yaro!!!
The point Adam's makes about probability very interesting. Here is an excerpt from it where the old man is explaining to the package guy what makes up the universe.
**also, could someone tell me how to put this in the quote box?**
"Don't underestimate it. Probability is an infinitely powerful force.
Remember my first question to you, about the coin toss?"
"Yes. You asked why a coin comes up heads half the time."
"Probability is omnipotent and omnipresent. It influences every coin at
any time in any place, instantly. It cannot be shielded or altered. We
might see randomness in the outcome of an individual coin toss, but as
the number of tosses increases, probability has firm control of the
outcome. And probability is not limited to coins and dice and slot
machines. Probability is the guiding force of everything in the universe,
living or non-living, near or far, big or small, now or anytime."
The discussion then is do you think probability is actually force that controls and guides the universe? It's strange to think about, but in a strange way makes sense to me.
Brad

Brad
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Message 2 of 4 (138572)
08-31-2004 5:34 PM


damn
can an admin make this a reply to my god's debris thread? sorry!

Brad
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Message 3 of 4 (138580)
08-31-2004 5:56 PM


nevermind, just delete this thread

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