Re: the Black Swan

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Subject: Re: the Black Swan
From: Charles Brown <charlesb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:55:14 -0500

> CB: In the book he disparages the mathematical concept of the bell
> curve.


Really?  Its elementary mathematical statistics.  Does he also
disparage
the Pythagorean Theorem?

Shane Mage

^^^^^^^
CB: Shane might know the answer to this. Have any elementary
mathematical concepts been proven wrong ?   There's Russell's paradox,
and the failure of the Russell/Whitehead project to put mathematics on a
logical foundation, Goedel's proof. Any others ? Maybe this fundamental
statistical concept is uh wrong ?  Does reality really distribute itself
normally ?

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- the Black Swan
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- Re: the Black Swan
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- Re: the Black Swan
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- Re: the Black Swan
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