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Old 08-19-2005, 09:04 PM
mmbt0ne mmbt0ne is offline
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Default Re: Either Life Exists Elsewhere or The Universe is finite.

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The probability of picking any number in the range of 0 to 1 is zero. If you are not even going to concede that point then there is no point in even having a discussion.

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I think we may not understand one another's argument. Admittedly, I have no idea what you are refering to above. Please clarify your point.

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It is impossible to calculate the probability that you select any single number between 0 and 1. If you try, you will only get zero. All we are able to do is calculate the probability that the number falls within a certain bound.

This is what people use the Poisson distribution for.
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