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You Are Not So Smart

by BryanC
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I found this blog fascinating. Thought I would share.

The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy « You Are Not So Smart
  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Gee, I'm surprised he didn't mention that hitler came from AUSTRIA, and the IRON GATE(could be a replacement for iron cage) is another name for the danube! Still, part of the danube IS in Austria and Germany, so it i interesting none the less.

    You expect differences. Heck, 100 years apart tells you of a different time, and that may change many things. And some names ARE very popular. HECK, MINE is. Yet I still meet relatively few people with my name. In 1960, mine was the 10th most popular name in the us, acording to the SSA. MANY CEOs had the same name, including BOTH the founders of Apple. 1950 it was the 16th most popular, 1955 the 10th.

    Still, THREE names so similar? WOW!

    With the clusters, sometimes they DO mean something. They HAVE found all sorts of things through clusters and, in most cases, when they can't find a reason for the cluster, they can't find a reason. Sometimes, they believe it is a coincidence, and find out it ISN'T!

    Look at Erin Brockovich!
    Erin’s exhaustive investigation uncovered that Pacific Gas & Electric had been poisoning the small town of Hinkley’s Water for over 30 years. It was because of Erin’s unwavering tenacity that PG & E had been exposed for leaking toxic Chromium 6 into the ground water. This poison affected the health of the population of Hinkley. In 1996, as a result of the largest direct action lawsuit of its kind, spear-headed by Erin and Ed Masry, the utility giant was forced to pay out the largest toxic tort injury settlement in US history: $333 million in damages to more than 600 Hinkley residents.
    The public was told it was a coincidence!

    Even with the bombs. If they want to avoid spies, they have to allow for height, distance, speed, error, etc.... So the safety margin will be MILES, at least in THAT era. Other bombs, even if planned with PRECISION, will end up RANDOM! They didn't have guided missiles, etc... So maybe there WERE spies. BUT, if there were, SO WHAT? The distance means they might as well check the whole country.

    With autism, the problem is that they keep making the bullseye bigger, so even people that were NOT considered autistic now ARE!

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author alica
    Ok ! I appreciates you to share this information , as you make us aware regarding Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy that presidents of the United States, elected 100 years apart. Both were shot and killed by assassins who were known by three names with 15 letters, John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, and neither killer would make it to trial. Keep sharing such information ahead..
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