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[–] [S] 5 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Can you also tell me what the weather will be like on my birthday next year, and tomorrow's winning lotto numbers?

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  • [–] -1 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    Fair. People are never 100%, on anything, except death. Even so, the odds of rolling a seven with two six-sided dice remain the highest odds.

    Medicine would not exist without rolling the dice on the highest odds.

    We kinda do this on the daily, as humans.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 days ago (4 children)

    the odds of rolling a seven with two six-sided dice remain the highest odds.

    Even so, expecting to roll a seven every time would be bad math

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  • [–] 0 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    And placing all your money on snake eyes would also be bad math.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 days ago (2 children)

    Snake eyes? That's a ⅙^2^ chance. ¹/36 to be precise. 2.7%.

    Starting next session, there will be over 100 progressives in Congress. That's nearly one out of three Dems. ⅓.

    You just need to roll a five or a six. That's all. Just one five or one six.

    Maybe don't bet the deed to your house on it. But it's worth any little smidgeon of faith you can work up. Especially in a game where mere belief could be enough to influence the result.

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