But if to be scientific about it, a list of positives or negatives doesn't say much without context.
You need to run statistics on a large dataset of events linked to all digits, and see if 8's negative/positive ratio is higher than other digits.
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Igor_Kavinski wrote:... I guess you have done a fine job of shutting me up.
meerkt wrote:But if to be scientific about it, a list of positives or negatives doesn't say much without context.
You need to run statistics on a large dataset of events linked to all digits, and see if 8's negative/positive ratio is higher than other digits.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:meerkt wrote:But if to be scientific about it, a list of positives or negatives doesn't say much without context.
You need to run statistics on a large dataset of events linked to all digits, and see if 8's negative/positive ratio is higher than other digits.
I wish someone would fund me to do exactly THAT!
just brew it! wrote:How do you ensure you have an unbiased data set? What qualifies as an adverse event? What qualifies as being "linked to the number 8" (or any other number)? You're tilting at windmills for a cause that common sense says does not exist.
meerkt wrote:You don't need an investor. An hour per day to collect and tag data from Wikipedia and the web. A few months later you'll have thousands.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:meerkt wrote:You don't need an investor. An hour per day to collect and tag data from Wikipedia and the web. A few months later you'll have thousands.
I'm not that crazy to do this for free. I could enjoy my life in that one hour by doing something relaxing.
just brew it! wrote:You spend a lot of time posting about stuff like this here, and you're doing it for free... what if you spent that time actually doing the analysis instead of engaging in random speculation?
Igor_Kavinski wrote:just brew it! wrote:You spend a lot of time posting about stuff like this here, and you're doing it for free... what if you spent that time actually doing the analysis instead of engaging in random speculation?
It would be hard work and utterly pointless if it isn't fruitful in the end. I post here in the hope that maybe someone will take the torch and light the world on fire.
just brew it! wrote:Igor_Kavinski wrote:just brew it! wrote:You spend a lot of time posting about stuff like this here, and you're doing it for free... what if you spent that time actually doing the analysis instead of engaging in random speculation?
It would be hard work and utterly pointless if it isn't fruitful in the end. I post here in the hope that maybe someone will take the torch and light the world on fire.
It's all on you, dude. You're the one who believes in this stuff.
What you're asking for is the equivalent of a Flat Earther asking everyone else to prove that the Earth is round. The burden of proof is on the person who is making the extraordinary claims, not the other way around.
Looking for Knowledge wrote:When drunk.....
I want to have sex, but find I am more likely to be shot down than when I am sober.
Heiwashin wrote:Well you know what they say, " the proof is in the pudding ". That should give you an idea of where to look for more proof igor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudding
]Igor_Kavinski wrote:Curious: ...
Igor_Kavinski wrote:Nothing related to 8 but this could be the next nuclear disaster: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ ... 310545.ece
just brew it! wrote:AFAIK most reactors currently store spent fuel on site. What makes this one more likely to fail?
Vrock wrote:Eight times I have clicked on this thread. Eight times I have regretted it.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:Maybe happiness lies somewhere around 88...
Igor_Kavinski wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_numerology#Eight
WTH???
There's a Wikipedia article saying how good 8 is yet my counter argument is immediately dismissed as crap. Figures.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:What I wanna know, nay, what I DEMAND to know is, where's the Wikipedia page detailing MY belief? Someone put up a page right now(!) before I vent my frustration on some inanimate object in my general vicinity.
Captain Ned wrote:Igor_Kavinski wrote:What I wanna know, nay, what I DEMAND to know is, where's the Wikipedia page detailing MY belief? Someone put up a page right now(!) before I vent my frustration on some inanimate object in my general vicinity.
There's nothing stopping you from doing it yourself, though I'll be surprised if it lasts a week before getting yanked.
