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So the argument is that even the most improbable of things will eventually happen and therefore when they do you can't take it as being a sign of anything other than improbable coincidence, right?

Well, how would you react if you set a pot of water over a fire and saw it freeze?

It's possible you know. The laws of thermodynamics allow for it . Just very very unlikely.

Would you say well it was really improbable but even the most improbable things will eventually happen so nothing to see here, move along?

What I'm asking here is that when you throw that argument out there do you really understand probability, or are you just regurgitating something someone else said?

Metahuman 7 June 23
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And so I should live my life As If the water would freeze! No thanks....

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Of course it is possible. A tiny fire and a temp of - 50C

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Although I'm not saying the most unlikely of things WILL happen.

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It sounds like you saying it's possible, although extremely unlikely. If it's possible, it's possible (at least from a scientific point of view).

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No, most people do not understand probability. But if I put water on the stove and it froze I would definitely call maintenance.

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