Comments on: What is a Black Swan? A Book Review

By: Tyrone

Tyrone — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:06:20 +0000

Tyrone…

an interesting take on a interesting subject….

By: Alondra

Alondra — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:57:28 +0000

Alondra…

this is why i always pick my nose….

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:21:41 +0000

Michelle…

once again i outdid myself…

By: Sophia

Sophia — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:53:51 +0000

Sophia…

once again i outdid yourself…

By: Tavon

Tavon — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:34:31 +0000

Tavon…

once again you outdid yourself…

By: Amoulapap

Amoulapap — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:04:24 +0000

I am here at a forum newcomer. Until I read and deal with the forum.
Let’s learn!

By: History as Narrative Fallacy aka What Type of Apologist Are You? at Mormon Matters

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:01:08 +0000

[...] In a previous post I discussed the realities of The Black Swan, those improbable events that rule our lives but we pretend don’t and can’t happen. I also discussed how in actuality “randomness” is really just incomplete information. And finally I discussed how we feel the need to reverse engineer explanation for historical events — even though it’s impossible — and how, once we do, we have a really hard time realizing that there is more than one viable explanation for the same event. [1] [...]

By: The Biology of Irrationality at Mormon Matters

The Biology of Irrationality at Mormon Matters — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:01:45 +0000

[...] In my previous post, I discussed my introduction to the science behind the rationality problems all humans suffer from. I later found another book, this one called Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend, that introduced me to the biology behind our emotional – and sometimes irrational — thinking. [...]

By: KingOfTexas

KingOfTexas — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:49:35 +0000

I thought Black Swan was a pirate ship.

By: Bruce Nielson

Bruce Nielson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:23:51 +0000

namakemono,

That’s hilarious, your thinking white swans are fairy tales. I guess it’s all your point of view.

By: namakemono

namakemono — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:20:34 +0000

On a lighter note, having grown up “Down Under”, I always assumed black swans were normal, and to me white swans were the stuff of story books and fairy tales.

Also, in Japanese, the word for “swan” is “hakucho” – literally “white bird”, but I don`t know if there is a word for black swan – “black white bird”???

By: Stephen Marsh

Stephen Marsh — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:55:42 +0000

Nicely set out. I’d been wanting to force Nick, somehow, to write this post from the context of church history, but you’ve done nicely in setting it up.

I’m looking forward to the next installment.