[MD] Probability

[Gene M]

> The moral of this story?  Physical reality is a product of our convictions
> that lasts about as long as we have the courage to believe them.  When we
> demand certainty, the world is too much with us, and fear overtakes our
> values.  Then, like Chicken Little, we lose our bearings and fall prey to
> the fox.
>
> Essentially yours,
> Ham


The moral of the story is in all ways what I see Case talking about.  We're
saying we can't have certainty. So why would a story about someone who does,
have anything to do with what we're saying? If anything, I would say this
relates to essentialism, in that chicken little believed his direct
experiences instead of trusting in the world outside him to remain more or
less the same.

The moral, as I see it, is to have trust in the world that exists outside
us. The physical world is a product of itself, and can be trusted to take
care of itself. If I stop believing in trees, I'll still bust my nose up
when I walk full into one.

-Gene