I don't know Alan, but the length he's gone to demonstrate "he's right" (see:
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How do you interpret the "dice problem"? http://forum.alanbestbuys.com/showthread.php?3502-How-do-you-interpret-the-quot-dice-problem-quot&s=1c768edfc6b90501abd865a145dcdef5 Let me just sum this up and return to the basic question. Just in case you missed the other threads this is the original "dice problem" as posted on the Wizard of Vegas message board: You have two 6-sided dice in a cup. You shake the dice, and slam the cup down onto the ...
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is a classic example of having "the blinders on".
I don't always get things right the first time, but my first impulse when challenged is to examine the other guys argument for validity. I doubt Alan gave Shack 2 seconds of reconsideration.
It's a 5 minute exercise to test this "at home" with a couple of dice. Keep track of rolls (200-300 probably will lead to a good indication of the correct result) counting the rolls with at least one "2" showing, and how many show 2's on both dice.
In very short order, had Alan done this, he'd be questioning his stand.
I'd suggest he's in for a good dose of embarrassment were it not for the fact that he's likely to remain blind to the truth in his determination to be right.
- H.
---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <mickeycrimm@...> wrote :
Alan has made so many snide remarks about the Wiz being wrong that I think the Wiz is motivated to prove Alan wrong. I don't know how well they know each other but Alan has been a long time member of the Wiz's forum.
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