tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post5132200601890373717..comments2023-10-26T07:19:41.446-05:00Comments on Science Avenger: The Psychology of Verbally Abusive Poker PlayersScienceAvengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-50966087534995937592007-08-04T10:47:00.000-05:002007-08-04T10:47:00.000-05:00Fabulous observation, that didn't occur to me. It...Fabulous observation, that didn't occur to me. It sure is interesting how no matter what the subject, everything we know implies the IDers are full of beans.<BR/><BR/>But yes, as I think about it, the absive poker losers and the IDers are intellectual kindred. They both put their ultimate faith in their own interpretation of the events around them. For both, perception and reality are the same, and the facts be damned.ScienceAvengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855046387193200080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498725671447004370.post-9664421616573622082007-08-04T00:47:00.000-05:002007-08-04T00:47:00.000-05:00It is also interesting to note that accusations of...<I>It is also interesting to note that accusations of nonrandomness ... almost always consist of the claim that low probability events are happening too often. Not coincidentally, this is what psychology tells us we willl perceive.</I><BR/><BR/>Now what does that remind me of? Oh, yeah, IDists claiming that if low-probability events occur, then we have proof of the handiwork of "the intelligent designer" (aka, God)Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010178962574928062noreply@blogger.com