Saturday, December 13, 2008

Rant: Doc: Randomness

Randomness exists in our world. At the microscopic level, it is all about chance and probability.
But our brains evolved to see patterns, not chance events.
Consider optical illusions.
If you flip a perfect coin and it comes up heads 3 times , do you continue to bet on "heads", or do you switch to "tails"?
It does not matter, the coin has no memory. The chances are still 50/ 50
Casino owners know this, but the players do not.
Extra ordinary events do not need an extraordinary cause.
Embrace the random, find the pattern, know the difference.

Ralph Skinner

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