"Almost all thinking people agree that you should not have probability 1 (or 0) for any event, other than one demonstrable by logic, like 2 x 2 = 4."

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Source : "Understanding Uncertainty". Book by Dennis Lindley (Chapter 6 "Bayes Rule", p. 91), 2006.

Dennis Lindley

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Events Quotes

“It would shine a torch into the dirty little corner where the BNP defecate on our democracy, and that would be much more powerful than duffing them up in the street - which Im also in favour of.”
“If they don't think, people act senselessly.”
“Prayer begins where our power ends.”
“Each of us is present, but partially.”
“Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.”
“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
“Bring me a cup of tea and the 'Times.'”
“It's a very strange league, the Championship, because on any given match day, any team can beat any other team.”

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