[FRIAM] What does it mean to say that it will probably rain tomorrow?

[Vladimyr Burachynsky]

You guys are Nuts and have too much time,

 

That includes me. Somehow you have managed to braid together lies,
probability and fake news.

Perhaps many humans feel good whenever they influence others. Weather ladies
telling to be happy whenever it

goes above 30c ( I hate  heat) Poker players trying to bluff me into
shitting my pants and fold.

Insurance agents trying to make me feel guilty of matters after I am dead.

Politicians declaring they need money to defend me from American refugees.

(Canada has just counted 22 Africans crossing a snow field between Minnesota
and Manitoba. WTF)

So assign a number within a range and you may get a rush from discovering I
believed you.

 

So do we lie or deceive each other just to feel in control of others. What
else can be said to be positive about fake news. Perhaps,  It made some one
temporarily happy. Jehovah Witnesses still patrol streets fishing for
converts.

 

I have travelled very far without weather reporters just making my own sky
watch assumptions. Just look up.

vib

 

This world has too many idle control freaks trying to find levity by crying
wolf to dumb villagers.

Oh great, when you see Vladimyr wearing a hat you can assume it's raining. 

If you see me walking with a newspaper in the woods what does that mean.

Yep, he is out for a constitutional stroll.

 

 

From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Nick Thompson
Sent: February-11-17 11:50 AM
To: Friam
Subject: [FRIAM] What does it mean to say that it will probably rain
tomorrow?

 

Dear all, 

 

We had an interesting conversation in the Friday meeting of the local
congregation concerning the question, "What does it actually mean to say
that there is a 50 percent chance of rain in Santa Fe tomorrow?"  Exactly
what operations would you have to go through to discover if that claim was
appropriate or not?  

 

I took the position that whether it actually rained tomorrow had very little
to do with validating the claim. 

 

I am wondering what those of you in the diaspora thought. 

 

Nick 

 

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

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