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PeroK replied to the thread High School Infinite universe, infinite volume from the beginning?.A singularity is where the mathematics breaks down. It is not a physical state. And it is not part of the mathematical model, as such... -
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When someone speaks of freedom from censorship as a virtue, I like to think back to Usenet. The lesson learned there was that... -
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If Monty opens a door at random he could open the same random door for all three players. One player sees the car (and what happens next... -
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Complementing what @Ibix mentioned, it might be worth mentioning that the expansion of the universe does not necessarily imply an... -
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Yes, that's why you focus on defending nonsense. And I'm here for removing your nonsense. Nonsense wins in the world right now, it's... -
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I really like this one. I realise it's the "stick only wins if you guessed right first time" explanation turned round a bit, but it... -
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PeroK replied to the thread Undergrad Please Explain (actually explain) The Monty Hall Problem.I thought of another angle. Imagine the game is played simultaneously by three players, each with their own instance of the game. In... -
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In a nutshell. There are three boxes, 0, 1, and 2. The player picks a random box. 0, 1, or 2. If you simulate the game, then the player... -
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I think we should be more critical towards people like Niels Bohr (and also John Bell) who insist on never saying or writing anything... -
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Only with a very...nuanced...meaning to the word "complete". :wink: I think a better way to describe it would be that Bohr and other... -
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You could use the whole deck. The ace of spades is the prize and every other card is not. After the contestant chooses one card face... -
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It's not 50%. Among car-door pickers (1/3 of contestants), all stickers win, all switchers lose; Among goat-door pickers (2/3 of...