On 5/4/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax(a)gmail.com> wrote:
It looks a hell of a lot like using common sense.
[[Monty Hall problem]]. "Common sense" is not a valid justification for
decision making.
The reason the [[Monty Hall problem]] is a "problem" is because it
appears
to turn common sense on its head: the "exception that proves the rule".
Just because there exist carefully designed situations in which common sense
will lead you up a carefully prepared garden path does not invalidate the
application of common sense in each and every situation.
The reason it is called "common sense" is after all because it commonly
makes sense.
HTH HAND
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Phil
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