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To: BipolarBob

I believe that a lot of the controversy about evolution has to do with Man’s inherent inability to grasp the concept of large numbers (not the EXPRESSION of large numbers, but the concept). Supposedly, the human mind can’t really discern more than about 100 items as a group- anything past that is “a lot” or “many”. So, how do you grasp 10,000? A million? A billion? A LOT of things can happen in a billion years.

This problem of grasping the concept of large numbers extends to other areas like the budget deficit.


73 posted on 11/16/2014 10:41:36 AM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: The Antiyuppie

So I guess in your world (which can grasp large numbers) that bullfrogs actually have wings?


76 posted on 11/16/2014 11:03:39 AM PST by BipolarBob (You smell of elderberries, my friend.)
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