Re: Reichenbach.

[John M <***>]

Ha ha!
Tim, in my book your haphazard is in the same
garbagecan as random, and I cannot rationalize with
anything "in this world" coming 'by itself'. I mean I
stand on an originatioanl determinism: all changes
derived from originating other changes. Without change
- like in a sungularity, or nirvan - we have no
business of recognizing anything. Maybe in religion?? 

Probability is a belief that in my model there are
only items further on like found before, and by
statistical (see below) consideration you believe in
the 'next' step as fitting the model's pattern you
recognized as statistical 'truth'. Nothing
impredicative (maybe in the strictly math-language
term.) 

Statistics: Think "model"! Then you choose a number of
cases from a pattern fitting certain prefixed boundary
conditions (ie the model limitations we chose  and
"count" the occurring ones in (your) chosen quality. 
It will be representative to your model-choice, the
limitations, the cut how far you go and the precision
with which you slect your matches.

In reductionist mathematics both terms developed into
voluminous theories and calculations an dlot sof
"scientific" decisions were based on them.
We lie to quote those that were matching.


--- Tim Gwinn <***> wrote:

> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: ROSEN Forum
> [mailto:*** Behalf Of
> Judith
> Rosen
>   Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:48 PM
>   To: ***
>   Subject: Re: Reichenbach.
> 
> 
>   Hi Tim,
> 
>   Does "probabilistic" or "Statistical" mean the
> same thing as "haphazard"?
> I'm not so sure.
> 
> TG: By 'haphazard' I meant "not following any laws".
> Whereas by
> 'probabilistic' I meant describable by some
> probabilistic function.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim
>