| Nancy1999 | 08-20-2011 01:56 PM |
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Originally Posted by roseylovestosho
(Post 3641475)
When i write, I think in terms of probabilities as in more likely, less likely etc. I think the world is probabilistic (not deterministic) and so with the statements that I make my intention is to say them in the sense of "more likely than not" and not "this or that". However, of course there's no way for you to know that unless I say so...sometimes I assume everyone can read my thoughts. :rolleyes:
| I know, and because so many people think in black and white I was afraid we'd get side tracked with all the people who have chosen not to neuter their dogs and yet are still responsible pet owners.
Percentages just give us a little view of what could be happening, you can "show" lot of different things by using percentages, and if someone has an agenda, they can skewed to support things that aren’t necessarily true. However, if you can find out the details on how they gathered their data, you get a much better indication if the information is valid. I do think we can look at percentages and see if more information is needed and a subject should be studied. | 