Skewed views of science
By QUALIASOUP
Added: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 UTC
Reposted from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h9XntsSEro
A look at the pitfalls of arguing against science from incomprehension or emotion.
ALSO SEE: It *could* just be coincidence by QualiaSoup
A poor understanding of probability leads many people to put forward supernatural explanation for events that are far more common than they think.
This video shows how probability theory is sufficient to explain even seemingly remarkable coincidences.
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