What exactly is the claim in that review paper of mine that you find laughable, though?
On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:49 AM, Anastasios Tsiolakidis <[email protected]> wrote: > You are probably familiar with the legendary controversy of the Monty Hall > problem, the (mythical) majority of mathematicians had strong reactions to > the paradox, laughing, crying and shouting. As it turned out that majority > was wrong. I am quoting for those unfamiliar > > "After the problem appeared in Parade, approximately 10,000 readers, > including nearly 1,000 with PhDs, wrote to the magazine, most of them > claiming vos Savant was wrong (Tierney 1991). Even when given explanations, > simulations, and formal mathematical proofs, many people still do not accept > that switching is the best strategy (vos Savant 1991a). Paul Erdős, one of > the most prolific mathematicians in history, remained unconvinced until he > was shown a computer simulation confirming the predicted result" > > Now, as much as I believe that quite a few of the researchers that do not > post here, plus the few that do post here, are at least my equals, it looks > like I find myself confronted by recurring laughable claims. It could well > turn out that, like Erdös, I am wrong. The point of my public euphoria, if > any, is to concentrate on the numerous, actually measurably AGI problems we > have and which I've never caught myself laughing at or with. Thanks for the > mirth though :) > > AT -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. James T. Kirk "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free our minds" -- Robert Nesta Marley ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
