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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (4 children)

NotHowStatisticsWork

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Oh, you like math? Name all the numbers.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

True; some mold is actually medicine. Therefore you only have 1/4 chance of dying.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

1/5, some are hallucinogens

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Just as believing in a deity gives you a 50% chance of salvation.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah? Then successfully explain how statistics work, smart guy. But I warn you, there’s a 50% chance you’ll fail.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's actually 50% because it either kills you or is doesn't. Those are the two options.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

You both sound correct. No idea who to trust, so I guess there's a 50:50 chance that it's 50% or that it's one in three.