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High School Is there a law or person that determines what is considered absurd in science?
statdad, Most likely, I don't understand your point, but here's what strikes me. The theory of evolution is 150 years old. During this time, not one shred of ligitimate evidence has ever been produced to validate the evolution of one species into another. Why would the burden of providing...- rickstones
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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High School Is there a law or person that determines what is considered absurd in science?
Yes. I agree with FOCUS. Isn't it unbelievable that anyone would come here to this forum and actually offer the opportunity for any alternative discussion regarding our favorite pet fairy tale (for which there is also no way to prove or disprove)? ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! I have an idea...- rickstones
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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High School Is there a law or person that determines what is considered absurd in science?
I disagree - on several points. The message posted by "statdad" serves no useful purpose other than to discourage meaningful discussion. It attempts to open and then quickly close the conversation with a scornful dismissal of any alternate point of view, essentially categorizing anyone...- rickstones
- Post #17
- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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High School Is there a law or person that determines what is considered absurd in science?
It has always seemed curious to me that the people who profess to bear the weight of upholding science purity, are the very ones who insist on aggressive censorship of ideas that do not align with their own. Especially on these interesting, philisophical topics that could benefit most from an...- rickstones
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- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics
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High School Is there a law or person that determines what is considered absurd in science?
Using 2^347 for the probability of a specific bead sequence in this example will not result in the correct solution. This formula will yield the number of "truely unique" sequences. As an example, for the sequence with 345 white beads followed by 2 black beads, the formula above assumes that...- rickstones
- Post #7
- Forum: Set Theory, Logic, Probability, Statistics