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From: pindor@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca (Andrzej Pindor)
Subject: Re: On Folk Psychological Idioms & Science
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In article <hubey.826907697@pegasus.montclair.edu>,
H. M. Hubey <hubey@pegasus.montclair.edu> wrote:
.................
>1) probability of choosing any one point in [0,1] is zero. i.e.
>the probability of being chosen for EVERY point in [0,1] is zero.
>
 I think that you are overlooking here the simple fact that to 'choose' in
finite time we have to use a representation with a finite accuracy. 
Consequently we only have a finite nuber of choices and a probablity of each 
one is finite.

>2) But every time we choose A POINT in [0,1] just by the virtue
>of going through the motion of choosing a point, a point whose
>probability of being chosen was zero, will be chosen.
>
No, see above.

.........
>-- 
>Regards, Mark
>Those who speak don't know.                  Those who know won't speak.
>http://www.csam.montclair.edu/~hubey         hubey@pegasus.montclair.edu

Andrzej
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