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0 pointstrehalose2y ago0 comments

The Snopes page doesn't really seem to debunk it, but merely points out that the legend's been retold with many variations and contradictory explanations. Suspicious, definitely, but it doesn't seem clear that none of the variations could ever have happened?

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IshKebab2y ago

It's a just-so story. The null hypothesis is that it's not true.

sfink2y ago

That is the definition of null hypothesis, yes.

Not to be blunt, but you might get a closer shave with Occam's Razor.

IshKebab2y ago

The null hypothesis isn't "it's not true" it's "what's has the highest prior probability?".

If my wife said "I'm going to the shops" I wouldn't assume she was lying until proven otherwise.

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IshKebab2y ago

It's a just-so story. The null hypothesis is that it's not true.

sfink2y ago

That is the definition of null hypothesis, yes.

Not to be blunt, but you might get a closer shave with Occam's Razor.

IshKebab2y ago

The null hypothesis isn't "it's not true" it's "what's has the highest prior probability?".

If my wife said "I'm going to the shops" I wouldn't assume she was lying until proven otherwise.

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