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Pie · 11-04-2008, 10:08 AM

Cic, good things and bad things happen -- to everyone. Entropy is the major force at work in the universe.

When we try to connect patterns, or look at statistically significant outcomes, that's when we fall into "causation-correlation" mixups.

On the average, people with good decision making skills (either from genetic predisposition or acquired understanding) will tend to fare better than their less gifted counterparts.

Some folks like george jr. can fake it for a while, by covering up his bad decision-making by being rich and societally advantaged. Then he gets to be president, and no one can cover up his cognitive fuck-ups any longer.

11-04-2008, 10:08 AM	#20
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Cic, good things and bad things happen -- to everyone. Entropy is the major force at work in the universe. When we try to connect patterns, or look at statistically significant outcomes, that's when we fall into "causation-correlation" mixups. On the average, people with good decision making skills (either from genetic predisposition or acquired understanding) will tend to fare better than their less gifted counterparts. Some folks like george jr. can fake it for a while, by covering up his bad decision-making by being rich and societally advantaged. Then he gets to be president, and no one can cover up his cognitive fuck-ups any longer. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.