geni wrote:
On 5/4/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) alphasigmax@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