October 9, 2020
#2370: Prediction explain
[White Hat and Cueball standing next to each other. Cueball has his palm out.]
Cueball: Event A is more likely than Event B.
[White Hat touches chin thoughtfully]
White Hat: So you’re saying that Event A will happen.
Cueball: No, Event B could also happen.
[A frameless panel]
White Hat: So you’re saying it’s 50/50.
Cueball: No, it’s definitely not 50/50.
[Cueball produces a phone]
White Hat: Sounds like you have no idea what will happen.
Cueball: And yet I knew exactly how this conversation would go. Here, listen:
[Cueball clicks a button on his phone]
*Click*
Phone: Then you’ll say, “So it’s 50/50”