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My favourite probability problem

Posted By: joe freedman
Date: Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 10:22 p.m.

In Response To: My favourite probability problem (playBunny)

Maybe I don't understand what you're saying, but it seems that you are confusing cause and effect.

Kindly explain HOW my decision to take or not take the $1k can possibly affect what is in the envelope. If the answer depends on the supernatural, I'm not interested.

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• My favourite probability problem
  Stein Kulseth -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 8:55 a.m.
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    poseidon -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 1:10 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 6:13 p.m.
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        poseidon -- Sunday, 30 August 2009, at 11:06 a.m.
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    joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 2:56 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 6:02 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 6:11 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 6:16 p.m.
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            Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 7:31 p.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 7:39 p.m.
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                Rich Munitz -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 8:04 p.m.
                • My favourite probability problem
                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 8:11 p.m.
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                joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 9:25 p.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 9:35 p.m.
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                    Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:25 p.m.
                    • Purview
                      joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:33 p.m.
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                        Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 2:05 a.m.
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                      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:17 a.m.
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        joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 7:24 p.m.
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    misja -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 3:16 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 4:56 p.m.
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    playBunny -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 7:12 p.m.
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      joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
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        playBunny -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:04 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:20 p.m.
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            joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:30 p.m.
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            playBunny -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:49 p.m.
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            Sam Pottle -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 3:45 p.m.
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          joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:28 p.m.
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            playBunny -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:45 p.m.
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              joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:58 p.m.
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                playBunny -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:15 a.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 2:37 a.m.
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                    playBunny -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 7:09 p.m.
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                      joe freedman -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 10:22 p.m.
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                        playBunny -- Sunday, 30 August 2009, at 1:44 a.m.
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                          joe freedman -- Sunday, 30 August 2009, at 5:11 a.m.
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                            playBunny -- Sunday, 30 August 2009, at 9:07 p.m.
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                              joe freedman -- Monday, 31 August 2009, at 6:33 p.m.
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                        Bob Koca -- Sunday, 30 August 2009, at 1:52 a.m.
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                      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 10:32 p.m.
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    Rich Munitz -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 7:29 p.m.
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      Tom Keith -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 8:32 p.m.
      • My favourite probability problem
        joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 9:15 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 9:39 p.m.
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            joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 9:43 p.m.
            • My favourite probability problem
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:21 p.m.
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                joe freedman -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:31 p.m.
            • My favourite probability problem
              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:15 a.m.
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                joe freedman -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:55 a.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 2:37 a.m.
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                    joe freedman -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 3:16 a.m.
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                      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 10:39 a.m.
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                        joe freedman -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:30 p.m.
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                          playBunny -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 7:16 p.m.
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      playBunny -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 11:04 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:07 a.m.
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          playBunny -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 12:19 a.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 8:06 p.m.
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    Keene -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 8:35 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 9:45 p.m.
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        Keene -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 10:07 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 28 August 2009, at 10:22 p.m.
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            Jake Jacobs -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 3:57 a.m.
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              Sam Pottle -- Saturday, 29 August 2009, at 3:34 p.m.