Statistics are usually measured over a period of time.
The Limits of Argument
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People who depend only on their own experience have only one experience to draw conclusions from.
People who depend on statistics have many experiences to draw conclusions from.
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You missed this line:-
People who depend only on their own experienceS have statistically MANY experiences to draw their OWN conclusions from.
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Yet the experience of seeing multiple experiences (stats) is a single experience one draws conclusions from.
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bahman, Advocate, Eodnhoj7,
The point is that by being irrational you prevent reason from having an effect on you.
The point is that by being irrational you prevent reason from having an effect on you.
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Whose reason? I am open to it.commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:12 pm bahman, advocate, Eodnhoj7,
The point is that by being irrational you prevent reason from having an effect on you.
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Anyone’s. Now just continue to be open to anyone else’s ideas at all times.bahman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:13 pmWhose reason? I am open to it.commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:12 pm bahman, advocate, Eodnhoj7,
The point is that by being irrational you prevent reason from having an effect on you.
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Sure yeah. I used to think critically a very long time ago.commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:10 pmAnyone’s. Now just continue to be open to anyone else’s ideas at all times.bahman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:13 pmWhose reason? I am open to it.commonsense wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 8:12 pm bahman, advocate, Eodnhoj7,
The point is that by being irrational you prevent reason from having an effect on you.
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lol, ok I'll accept any of the above!commonsense wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:29 pm excitedly?
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