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To: oldtimer2

The biggest problem is that many people can't think except in cliches, and we don't have any cliche to say "I don't know." That's why the headline says "probably a crock" instead of "unknown certainty".


14 posted on 01/16/2007 6:25:00 AM PST by SmartAZ
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To: SmartAZ
The biggest problem is that many people can't think except in cliches, and we don't have any cliche to say "I don't know." That's why the headline says "probably a crock" instead of "unknown certainty".

No, it's saying "probably" because of the reference to the probabilities.
237 posted on 02/02/2007 10:58:13 PM PST by aruanan
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