Saturday, October 25, 2008

Rare Events

For an excellent article on the relationship between statistical literacy and human liberty, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/may/20/rare.events

I especially appreciate the point about how rare it is for strangers to sexually abuse children. If we actually cared about kids, we would address the problems created by authority figures and family members. However, it is much easier to create phantom faceless monsters to blame for all our problems and program and rail against, rather than addressing the complexities of real problems, which might involve admitting painful realities. 

It is incredibly important to be informed on the actual problem if you want to solve it. 

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