In my opinion, Taleb makes way too many assumptions that lead to false conclusions. His hindsight logic only proves that he can only look backwards. I can make any number of statements that way. That big changes are unpredictable needs to be proven through experimentation, not through history lessons.
Mark On Oct 3, 2011, at 12:15 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > So cool is Taleb!!! His book should be required reading for one and all... > > > > On Oct 3, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Steven Peterson wrote: > >> Taleb would remind us that "All swans are white" was as well confirmed >> as any theory in history until the first black one was found. >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:06 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Greeting, >>> >>> >>> One more time I hear "Quantum Mechanics is the best confirmed physical >>> theory in history." Oh really? Ahhh, will it have an impact on Roger >>> Penrose's Quantum Consciousness? >>> >>> Anyway, I just ordered at two-volume dvd set with David Chalmers the major >>> Contributor. Here's the trailer for anybody interested: >>> >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBo3h3-WrLM > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
