Comments on: Musings from Mazatlan Mexico http://www.statsmadeeasy.net/2006/02/musings-from-mazatlan-mexico/ A wry look at all things statistical and/or scientific with an engineering perspective. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stan http://www.statsmadeeasy.net/2006/02/musings-from-mazatlan-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Stan Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:19:00 +0000 http://www.statsmadeeasy.net/2006/02/musings-from-mazatlan-mexico/#comment-10 Right on! I am a fan of Michael Shermer who wrote "How we believe" which <br/>gives a statistical view on how beliefs get established. It is mostly due <br/>to type 2 errors, if I have that right, and wishful thinking where an effect <br/>is falsely attributed to a cause. The only difference noted about <br/>intelligence in the matter is that the intelligent have constructed more <br/>elaborate rationales.<br/><br/>What is more distressing is that such behavior is getting more popular and <br/>codified in our governing bodies at all levels. History has been fighting <br/>this battle since about the time of fire, it appears to be in our genes more <br/>or less. Right on! I am a fan of Michael Shermer who wrote “How we believe” which
gives a statistical view on how beliefs get established. It is mostly due
to type 2 errors, if I have that right, and wishful thinking where an effect
is falsely attributed to a cause. The only difference noted about
intelligence in the matter is that the intelligent have constructed more
elaborate rationales.

What is more distressing is that such behavior is getting more popular and
codified in our governing bodies at all levels. History has been fighting
this battle since about the time of fire, it appears to be in our genes more
or less.

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