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Originally Posted by crankydave
deepsand... We have not been discussing "probability". We have been discussing "possibility".
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If not "probability" then what? Absent
0 < P(X) < 1, all that remains is
P(X) = 0 and
P(X) = 1, which are "certainties." In that case, either the event in question is
certain to not occur or
certain to occur, respectively.
I do not believe that you are arguing for the latter; and, I know that I am not arguing for the former. Therefore, we are indeed speaking of "probabilities."
And, to say that something is
improbable is
not to say that it is
impossible.
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Originally Posted by crankydave
First you state that SE's do not penalize you for IBL's now you say it's not impossible. Which is it?
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Firstly, as earlier stated, the taking away of that which was never rightly gained is not a penalty, but simply the restoration of equity. In the case at hand, a true penalty would be to incur the effects of a negative
PR, as opposed to a zero
PR, being passed.
Secondly, given that we are speaking here of
practical matters, not abstract or theoretical ones, and that the preponderance of empirical evidence gives no sign of a negative
PR being in play, then, from a
practical stand point, my statement cited by you is correct.
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Originally Posted by crankydave
And as far as not being concerned with IBL's, I said that in my very first post in this thread on page 1.  |
Am I in the wrong discussion?
Dave[/quote]