Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2005, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 49
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-02-2005, 12:01 AM
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Replies: 81
Views: 287
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-01-2005, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 52
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
08-01-2005, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 70
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-27-2005, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 135
Re: Any Aristotle Fans out There?
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Its an unreasonable belief, for someone who is supposed to be real smart. I guarantee that neither Einstein nor Newton would have thought that if they lived back then.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-27-2005, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 84
Re: Why Theology?
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Why do people love to talk about theology so much? I've never found religion to be much use to me at all.
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let me guess, you find material possessions and or...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-25-2005, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 55
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-25-2005, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 55
Re: Best IQ Puzzle
I actually made the OP from Daryn's computer, but he feels the same way.
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-22-2005, 04:06 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 601
Re: Speed Reading
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Just an FYI. Bruiser, when you have kids, force them to read. They have to read, and read a lot before the age of 12. The brain is rewiring itself during that stage in life...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-22-2005, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 353
Re: Noam Chomsky
That quote is on the mark, it just sounds outrageous to people who ignore fact.
That's the problem, people blame folks like Chomsky for the rise of leftist ideology. In reality, Chomsky more or...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-22-2005, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 149
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-21-2005, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 262
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-21-2005, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 427
Re: Zero point
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It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Any finite...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 266
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
The sim is flawed because you can't take accounting at any finite point, as per the OP. Martingaling works because a win is inevitable. In an infinite series, you will see all of the wins, and they...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 273
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
I'm all done here. You enjoy looking at those piles of chips you've won from the Martingaler's bankroll pile while they last... you will always push them all back, +1. I'll stack my +1s all the way...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
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drudman --
"Look at it this way. The casino stacks up all of the money they take from the Martingaler on the left of the table. The Martingaler stacks up all of his unit bets won on the...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 125
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
The casino's viewpoint is negative. They don't want the Martingaler to play. They know that no matter how bad they beat up on the Martingaler, they will always have to pay back every dime, plus 1...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-20-2005, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
Why? Every one win he has wipes out every n losses he has sustained, and then some. Every single win puts him back in the black, and the black gets bigger by one every time. He may have...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-19-2005, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 145
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-19-2005, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
The average of all of the non-quitting Martingaler's wins and losses is in the black.
His time spent down is unimportant. Like I have said, he is betting with funny money, because he can never...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-19-2005, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 211
Views: 2,336
Re: A Less Obvious Martingale Fallacy
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drudman --
"Mr. M has net gain of $1, and Mr. C has a net loss of $1, and as such I would say that Mr. M is the winner.
What if I put it this way:
You put $1...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
07-19-2005, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 179
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