Anthony and Steve, The probability that if you toss a coin a million times that you will get 999,999 tails and 1 head is not zero.
Likewise the probability that there are actually laws of probability is not one. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Steve, > Â > I read one of the links you provided to Mike. The other failed to open > anything. The argument in the book is like I say: when probability rules, > tossing a coin a million times will give you approximately 500,000 heads and > 500,000 tails. That means there is still a law (of probability), and it is > well addressed in the book you refer to. If chaos rules, you are not sure > whether you will get 1 head and 999,999 tails or something like that. That is > the difference between rules and no rules, or deterministic (in a probability > way) and completely chaotic. > Â > Anthony > > --- On Mon, 4/4/11, SteveW <eugnostos2000@...> wrote: > > > From: SteveW <eugnostos2000@...> > Subject: Re: [Zen] Why bother with Zazen? Better a Roulette > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 4 April, 2011, 10:57 AM > > > Â > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@> wrote: > > > > Steve, > > ÃÂ > > Probabalistically determined is still deterministic by probability. If you > > toss a coin a million times, the probabality shows you close to 500,000 > > heads and 500,000 tails. If it is completely chaotic, you may get 699,999 > > heads and 300,001 tails, or a 999,999 to 1 ratio. > > > > So there are still rules and laws, though more complex. > > ÃÂ > > Anthony > > > > Anthony, please read that article I posted to Mike. It addresses this very > > well. > Steve > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
