TL;DR – Statistics can only study correlations between populations and are blind to the effect on individuals. Since I moved to the United States of America, I have met people with very strong views about religion and science. One would say: “the bible says the world was created 10,000 years ago.” Another would say: “science …
TL;DR – Events with low probability happen all the time, even ones with probability zero. When I was in high school, a friend of mine vehemently told me: “Me with him? It’s more likely that donkeys start raining. It’s more likely that hell freezes over. It’s more likely that I enter a convent and never …
TL;DR – Statistics applies to populations, not individuals. There is no such thing as the probability of one individual having some characteristic. I remember talking to a friend of mine a long time ago. “I wonder what will I do when I grow up?” “What are the chances that I become a doctor?” “What are …