" I appreciate that the clock-blessed may have doubts about the truth of his sources. But the fact is, you need a larger sample size to better estimate error. The man who is happy in his ignorance has not considered that calibrated doubt can be more satisfying than unjustified certainty." -------------------- Just like being trapped in a speeding car with the in-laws; Time is relative. And even if you are in a localized frame of reference it never goes faster.
*Ms. Tisha Hayes* On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 9:18 PM, Adrian Godwin <[email protected]> wrote: > That may be an article of faith for those who haven't experienced the > delights of time-nuttery, but to be fair, the man with n<2 clocks doesn't > know what time it is either. Even if n=1, he only believes he knows what > time it is. > > I appreciate that the clock-blessed may have doubts about the truth of his > sources. But the fact is, you need a larger sample size to better estimate > error. The man who is happy in his ignorance has not considered that > calibrated doubt can be more satisfying than unjustified certainty. > > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 11:01 PM, Dana Whitlow <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Pity the poor man who has (n>1) clocks, for he knows not what time it is. > > > > Dana > > > > > > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
