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Dec 19 2012 10:48pm
I found this and thought others would enjoy:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/607720

(would link youtube, but it isn't posted there yet)

I liked the comparisons at the end.
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Dec 19 2012 11:19pm
abuse of probability, on many levels.
also contains several strawmen.

This post was edited by Azrad on Dec 19 2012 11:22pm
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Dec 19 2012 11:29pm
your playing 5 card stud poker with 3 friends.
hand 1 = 2c,3h,7d,8s,10c
hand 2 = 2h,8h,jh,qs,ks
hand 3 = 4c,4h,5s,9h,10h
hand 4 = 5h,6h,7s,8h,as

what are the chances of these hands being dealt in this order? 1 in 8*10^67 (approximately)
its a miracle! :hail:

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Dec 19 2012 11:38pm
Quote (Azrad @ Dec 19 2012 09:29pm)
your playing 5 card stud poker with 3 friends.
hand 1 = 2c,3h,7d,8s,10c
hand 2 = 2h,8h,jh,qs,ks
hand 3 = 4c,4h,5s,9h,10h
hand 4 = 5h,6h,7s,8h,as

what are the chances of these hands being dealt in this order? 1 in 8*10^67 (approximately)
its a miracle! :hail:


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Quote (chuchutwo @ Dec 19 2012 10:38pm)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/jusunotherguy/27095_zps7b7a53ba.jpg


He's right though. I hated that part of Watchmen, too, because it's just... well... dumb.

Pick any number between 1 and 10^900000. Say I pick 32342341235342488234234223423489234. What were the odds of me picking that number? 1 in 10^900000, and yet it happened.
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Dec 20 2012 12:56am
Quote (russian @ Dec 19 2012 10:42pm)
He's right though. I hated that part of Watchmen, too, because it's just... well... dumb.

Pick any number between 1 and 10^900000. Say I pick 32342341235342488234234223423489234. What were the odds of me picking that number? 1 in 10^900000, and yet it happened.


Right about what? That the odds of one instance occurring are just as likely as another instance? That is like saying 1=1.

I am dissatisfied with such naysayer mentalities.
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Dec 20 2012 01:00am
what are the odds of me being alive today?

probly close to the odds of me not being alive today.
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Dec 20 2012 08:26am
Quote (russian @ Dec 20 2012 12:42am)
He's right though. I hated that part of Watchmen, too, because it's just... well... dumb.

Pick any number between 1 and 10^900000. Say I pick 32342341235342488234234223423489234. What were the odds of me picking that number? 1 in 10^900000, and yet it happened.


the odds are 1:1 because you didn't state you would choose the number I thought of.
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Dec 20 2012 08:27am
The odd's of using being created by a random unguided mindless process is far greater...
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