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Morality is a system of conduct concerned with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior"). The system of conduct can be referred to as ethics. Ethics is defined as "The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science."[1] The word is rooted in the ancient Greek term ἦθος, ēthos which meant "moral character" or "nature". The biblical creationist worldview holds to the concept of natural law, that is, morality is absolute, because what is moral is established by the nature of God and accordingly in the image of God humanity has it "written in their hearts"[2] informing reasoning of good and evil thus even atheists can know what is moral. The distinction highlighted within Christian philosophy when confronted by natural relativistic theories of morality presented by evolution is not necessarily how to know what is moral, called epistemology, as it is written in the heart of humanity. Rather what is approached is why objective moral values and duties exist at all and what a person ought to do about them, which would be considered ontological or metaphysical. Actions are not good or bad because of their effectiveness at permitting reproduction but they are absolutely and objectively right or wrong.
- 1 Meta-ethics
- 2 Natural Law
- 3 Codes of morality
- 4 Argument from Morality
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Is and ought distinction
A long-standing paradigm in moral philosophy or what can be called more specifically meta-ethics is how people make statements about what ought to be on the basis of statements about what is. Within morality it is the attempt to turn what is about the world into what a person ought to do in response. The purely descriptive mode or what is about the natural are different sorts of facts than moral facts which are prescribed with ought. These distinctions were articulated by David Hume. Hume famously wrote in his Treatise about his troubles. He could not relate the is and ought difference, seeing it as something like a logical fallacy. So much so is the is/ought distinction an attractive philosophical issue then and now that it seems in one sense that no other phrase or sentences by a particular philosopher have been as widely discussed.
| Hume famously closes the section of the Treatise that argues against moral rationalism by observing that other systems of moral philosophy, proceeding in the ordinary way of reasoning, at some point make an unremarked transition from premises whose parts are linked only by "is" to conclusions whose parts are linked by "ought" (expressing a new relation) — a deduction that seems to Hume "altogether inconceivable" (T22.214.171.124).
Natural or supernatural foundation
Starting with naturalism and science Sam Harris, a leading proponent of natural morality, does believe in objective moral values[4] and the need of foundation which Harris attempts to find within science itself. It is the extension of the dominant philosophy of science called scientism. While Sam Harris does not call it such, but by doing so and by redefining words in arbitrary ways, like the word good, according to Glenn Peoples, a vocal critic, are glaring difficulties with The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris.[5] Redefining the word good to mean "flourishing of conscience creatures" would produce nonsensical language so that to ask, why on atheism is the well being of conscience creatures good, would be like saying why on atheism is the well being of conscience creatures the well being of conscience creatures. So on the view of Sam Harris it is pointless to even use the word good when talking about morality.[4] Harris attempts to identify the foundation of morality as conducive to human flourishing or well being of conscious creatures. Harris believes that science can pronounce upon the deepest philosophical questions asked throughout human history regarding what is right and wrong, moral values and duties and the like. These according to creationists are considered metaphysical thus philosophical in nature and are not subject to scientific measurement in the empirical sense.
| As I argue in my new book, The Moral Landscape, questions about values—about meaning, morality, and life's larger purpose—are really questions about the well-being of conscious creatures.
Many people seem to think that equating goodness with "well-being" is philosophically problematic—akin to merely advocating hedonism. But while it is reasonable to wonder whether maximizing pleasure in any given instance is "good," it makes no sense at all to ask whether maximizing well-being is "good." It seems clear that what we are really asking when we wonder whether a certain state of pleasure is "good," is whether it is conducive to, or obstructive of, some deeper form of well-being.[6]
Under metaphysical naturalism which underpins evolutionary thinking, it is hard to escape the undeniable implication that human beings are merely the result of social and biological evolution. Animals like monkeys or ducks, there is no special place on Earth nor within the universe that naturalism contends is all exists for humanity to ground why we ought to act morally different than what is observed in nature. The is/ought distinction remains on Harris' naturalistic view even though theism on the other hand offers grounding of moral duties and obligations, finding reason why objective morals exist. Why moral objectivity exists is a metaphysical notion about human morality, it is not trying to craft a moral epistemology, or how a person knows what is moral. That is a very important distinction that defenders of theistic morality are consistently aware of. Christian theism, not theism by itself posits a specific epistemology of how to know what is moral. Christianity contains the divine command theory which are commands that have been issued reflective of God's necessary nature. Humanity totally according to Christianity can also know what is moral, being known by special creation in the image of God.[2] Theism by itself, absent of epistemic justification or what is in this case metaphysical, would be used to provide only the objective authority for moral duties and obligation. A strictly metaphysical position that would be opposed to naturalism on that basis.
William Lane Craig defines the views of Harris in this way;
| So if God does not exist, why think that we have any moral obligations to do anything? Who or what imposes these obligations upon us? Where do they come from? It's very hard to see why they would be anything more than a subjective impression ingrained into us by societal and parental conditioning.
On the atheistic view, certain actions such as rape and incest may not be biologically and socially advantageous, and so in the course of human development have become taboo, that is, socially unacceptable behavior. But, that does absolutely nothing to prove that such acts are really wrong. Such behavior goes on all the time in the animal kingdom. On the atheistic view the rapist who chooses to flout the "herd morality" is doing nothing more serious than acting unfashionably, the moral equivalent, if you will, of Lady Gaga. If there is no moral lawgiver, then there is no objective moral law, and if there is no objective moral law, then we have no objective moral duties.
Thus, Dr. Harris's view lacks any source for objective moral duty.[7]
Natural Law
In Plato's Republic the well-nurtured youth is one;
|"who would see most clearly whatever was amiss in ill-made works of man or ill-grown works of nature, and with a just distate would blame and hate the ugly even from his earliest years and would give delighted praise to beauty, receiving it into his soul and being nourished by it, so that he becomes a man of gentle heart. All this before he is of the age of reason; that when Reason at length comes to him, then, bred as he has been, he will hold out his hands in welcome and recognize her because of the affinity he bears to her." [8]
- Main Article: Hinduism
The early Hindu concept of the Rta refers to the pattern of the natural and supernatural which is revealed alike in the cosmic order and moral virtues. The Rta is constantly identified with righteousness, correctness, and truth.
While the moral law is absolute, human moral codes may or may not align themselves with God's law. Often, they do not. Occasionally, human moral codes may prohibit impose prohibitions against things that are not addressed directly in God's law (for instance, exceeding a certain speed on a motorway) or against things that are commanded in Scripture (for instance, confessing a belief in Christ). Other times, human moral codes may permit things that are prohibited by God's law (for instance, eugenics). Where God's law conflicts with human law, the Christian should obey God's law.
Within biblical anthropology human societies function only as well as they adhere to God's absolute law. When a society falls away from God's law, reform becomes necessary. One example of a society returning to God's law would be the abolition of slavery in the United States. Abolition was largely driven by Christians. Abolitionists argued that it was immoral for one human to own another, because all humans were created in the image of God, and, in the words of the United States Declaration of Independence, "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights."
Romans chapter 2 implies that all people, Jew and Gentile are instilled with knowledge of good and evil within their hearts.
14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus. Romans 2:14-16 (NASB)
C.S. Lewis argues that the mainstream view of human morality will ultimately create "Men without chests". That is, men who have no courage or moral virtue because they will take no pleasure in the objective nature of moral values and duties. Having no fundamental values upon which to base their virtue, they will degenerate into animals capable only of following their instincts.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 (KJV)
In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis argues in favor of the concept of natural law, and against the concept of subjective morality. He identified his concept of objective natural law as the Tao (meaning the Way), which encompasses the principles and codes of behavior by which humans were intended to operate. They are encapsulated by Lewis in the Christian principle: "Love the Lord your God and love your neighbor as yourself." Lewis argued that although the natural law is absolute and objective, it is not natural to most men. Most men will not follow the natural law unless they were taught to value what is right and hate what is wrong from a very young age. He argued that the purpose of schooling was to inculcate the values of natural law within students, and referenced several other thinkers who supported the idea. Aristotle wrote that the aim of education is to make the pupil like and dislike what he ought, so that when the age of reflective thought comes, the pupil who has been thus trained in 'ordinate affections' or 'just sentiments' will easily find the first principles in Ethics. But to the corrupt man they will never be visible at all and he can make no progress in that science. [9]
In contrast to biblical anthropology evolutionary anthropology holds that moral codes are social constructs and conventions which were developed by early human society. The constructs do change over time making them not immutable. For example, the practice of slavery was once accepted by many people as morally right and possibly beneficial to the slaves, and because of its practice employed by the citizens it maintained general happiness.[10]. However now the institution of slavery is seen as an abomination by most cultures. These moral conventions spread because they effectively organized human society, human equality became the goal, a common sense solution to the slavery problem thereby encouraging reproduction and the spread of those ideas. There is therefore nothing fundamental about these moral codes; they evolved and spread because they helped survival or improved the life of humans who lived under them.
Codes of morality
One method of enforcing moral behavior is to develop the concept of a God or gods who can reward or punish humans for their behavior. Almost all human societies consider murder, rape and incest to be morally wrong. They are also likely to cause the destruction or disintegration of the society if they become widespread. So morality can be seen as an adaptation by humans to discourage behaviors that are detrimental. But this evolutionary view does nothing to ground the objective and universal nature of morality.
- Main Article: Judaism
The original sin occurred in the garden of Eden at a time when Adam and Eve were innocent. They had no knowledge of good or evil; they were naked, and were not ashamed. They were vegetarians. They did not labor. God's only command was that they not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, because it would result in their death. This command they violated.
Adam and Eve violated God's command, and ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Instantly, they experienced shame for the first time -- they realized they were naked and covered themselves to hide it. They also hid from God. As a result, God removed them from the garden, and cursed them. Specifically, Adam was forced to work to provide for himself and his family, and Eve was given pain in childbirth.
Within a single generation, humanity degenerated from life in Eden to envy and murder. Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, killed his brother Abel.
Genesis reports that during the next 1600 years, humanity degenerated, and became totally corrupt and violent. During this period, only two men are recorded as being just: Enoch, whom God saved from death because of his righteousness, and Noah, whom God saved from the flood.
By contrast, mainstream anthropologists consider that clothing is a necessity in some environments for survival and in others it is adopted for decorative or ritual purposes. Humans may also ascribe characteristics of morality or immorality to various types of dress within their own society but these are not universal around the world. A woman in a strict Islamic society would be considered to be behaving immorally if dressed in conservative Western clothing.
Judaism is the world's first monotheistic worldview, and is foremost among the three great monotheistic religions, since from it came Christianity and Islam. The foundation, principles, and history of Judaism are found in the Hebrew scriptures or the Jewish Bible, more widely known as the "Old Testament", which is part of the Christian Bible. A proper name for the Bible of the Hebrews is the "Tanakh", which is an acronym for the different sections of it: the Torah, or the Instruction, the Law, the five books of Moses; the Nevi'im, the Prophets; and the Kethuvim, the Writings. The most revered section is the Torah, which is the foundation for the rest.
Noahic covenant
After the flood, God established the Noahide laws. These are interpreted in the Sanhedren as:
- Do not murder.
- Do not steal.
- Do not worship false gods.
- Do not be sexually immoral (forbidden sexual acts are traditionally interpreted to include incest, sodomy, male homosexual sex acts and adultery)
- Do not eat anything of the body of an unslaughtered animal (This is a humanitarian command; in many regions the practice was to cut meat from animals still alive, despite the suffering caused. See Kosher).
- Do not blaspheme.
- Set up righteous and honest courts and apply fair justice in judging offenders.
These laws are to apply to all the descendents of Noah, meaning all of humanity. The Talmud says: "Righteous people of all nations have a share in the world to come" (Sanhedrin 105a). Any person who lives according to these laws is known as "the righteous among the gentiles". Maimonides states that this refers to those who have acquired knowledge of God and act in accordance with the Noahide laws.
Law of Moses
When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, God gave them the ten commandments on tablets of stone. Additionally, the book of Leviticus recounts many more laws which apply only to Israelites. God gave these commands to the Israelites that "He might be their God and they might be His people." All non-Jews remained under the covenant of Noah.
After Jesus, Christian views of morality diverged from traditional Jewish views. Jews continued under the Mosaic and Levitical law, and held that non-Jews remained under the law of Noah. Christians retained the moral law, as expressed in the ten Commandments, but no longer required observance of the Jewish ceremonial law. In the first century, a group of Jewish Christians known as Judaizers taught that Jewish practices, especially circumcision and observance of the Sabbath, were required for one to be a Christian.[11] In his Epistle to the Galatians, Paul condemns this teaching, writing that circumcision is irrelevatant to salvation because justification comes from faith, not from works of the law.[12]
Later, the tradition of St. Augustine developed the doctrine of Original sin, that is, the idea that Man is born evil due to the curse of Adam, and can only be reconciled to God through the blood of Christ. The tradition of Pelagianism, however, held that Man was born good, and remained capable of choosing God and Truth on his own right. Subsequently, an almost infinite variety of doctrines and codes of morality all developed under the title of "Christianity."
- Main Article: Jesus Christ
Jesus stated that he came not to replace the law of Moses, but to fulfill it.[13] He instructed people to continue to follow the Law of Moses, but also challenged many other laws developed by the Pharisees, such as laws of the Sabbath. He also reinforced and restated the law of Moses by declaring the Greatest Commandment to be: "Love the Lord your God, and love your neighbor as yourself", two commands taken from Deuteronomy, and he gave his own disciples a new commandment, to love one another as he loved them.
The New Testament teaches that sin originates in man's heart.[14] In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that sinful thoughts were equivalent to sinful actions.
You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment. . . Matthew 5:21-22a (ESV)
You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28 (ESV)
- Main article: Martin Luther
Martin Luther wrote in the Large Catechism that the Ten Commandments show us how God blesses us.[15] In his explanation of the first commandment ("You shall have no other gods."), he writes:
We are to trust in God alone and look to Him and expect from Him nothing but good, as from one who gives us body, life, food, drink, nourishment, health, protection, peace, and all necessaries of both temporal and eternal things."[16]
The Ten Commandments thus show God's spiritual gifts to us, as well as protect his gifts of authority, life, marriage, property, reputation, and contentment. Furthermore, Luther wrote that the Commandments show us how to serve our neighbor.[15] In the Small Catechism, he demonstrates that each commandment shows us what we are forbidden from doing and also what we are commanded to do. For example:
You shall not murder.
What does this mean?Answer: We should fear and love God so that we may not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and befriend him in every bodily need."[17]
- Main Article: Islam
According to traditional Islamic belief, the angel Gabriel revealed the final message of God (Arabic: الله, Allāh), the Qur'an, to the utmost and final prophet, Muhammad. Islam holds that the Five pillars of Islam are the proper means by which all men are to attain righteousness and be reconciled to God. Other moral guidance comes from other hadiths, stories about Muhammad and his close companions, and the Qur'an itself.
Argument from Morality
The argument from morality is a defense for the existence of God. It states that, if there is no morally perfect being, there can't be any good or bad. If there is no morally perfect being, then morality is a product of our minds, and does not apply to reality. Whereas if there is a morally perfect being, the moral law comes from his nature. We can say that that morally good being is the God of the Bible. We know that there are moral absolutes, for the very statement that there are no moral absolutes is itself a moral absolute. Furthermore, we know things like rape, and torturing people for personal pleasure to be bad, no matter the circumstances. The argument can be summarized deductively as follows.
- There cannot be any moral absolutes if there isn't a morally perfect being (God).
- Moral absolutes exist.
- Therefore, a morally perfect being (God) exists.
- ↑ Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Romans 2:14-15
- ↑ Hume's Moral Philosophy By Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 William Lane Craig and Sam Harris debate Interview after debate by Kevin Harris
- ↑ New Atheism, Science & Morality by Glenn Peoples
- ↑ The Science of Good and Evil By Sam Harris
- ↑ The Craig-Harris Debate: Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? University of Notre Dame. April, 2011
- ↑ Republic 402a
- ↑ Eth. Nic. 1104, 1095
- ↑ Democrat slavery and Republican liberty By Tony for The Known Quantity, Posted on June 10, 2011
- ↑ Englebrecht, Edward A., editor. (2014). "Lutheran Bible Companion: Volume 2: Intertestamental Era, New Testament, and Bible Dictionary". St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. p. 500.
- ↑ Galatians 3:2-9, 5:6
- ↑ Matthew 5:17
- ↑ James 1:14-15
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Preus, Klemet I. 2004. The Fire and the Staff: Lutheran Theology in Practice.
- ↑ Luther, Martin. (1529). "The Large Catechism". In Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. p. 361.
- ↑ Luther, Martin. (1529). "The Small Catechism". In Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions. St. Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House. p. 319-332.
External links
- Can Darwinists Condemn Hitler and Remain Consistent with Their Darwinism? By Richard Weikart October 27, 2011
- Is God Necessary for Morality? by William Lane Craig
- Our atheist commenters have kindly explained why atheism is doomed
- The Media Assault on American Values by Culture and Media Institute.
- New Atheism, Science and Morality Dr. Glenn Peoples presents this talk at the University of Auckland
Pro moral organizations
- American Family Association
- Christian Coalition of America
- Concerned Women for America
- Eagle Forum
- Family Research Council
- Focus on the Family
- Moral Majority Coalition
- Traditional Values Coalition
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I have been shooting this material for about two weeks now. I'm impressed with it thus far. For starters, zero peep rotation. I have never had rotation from a string Tom has made for me, so that is nothing new.
I haven't chronographed it yet, and I doubt I will. I want a stable string, speed is irrelevant. But, from what I have seen from some test numbers, this stuff is consistently 3-5 fps faster than Astro.
The biggest difference I have noticed from XS2 is how quiet it is. My Vantage Elite is now quieter than my Maxxis 35. This material is whisper quiet. I've never had what I would consider to be a really quiet bow, probably because I shoot 31.5" draw length. This material has changed that. XS2 feels very solid on the bow. Very tight, snappy on the shot, but still a soft and quiet shot.
I haven't had a chance to shoot it as much as I like due to being sick, but I like what I am seeing out of it thus far. I will try to get some pics up and document the wear of the material from week to week with pictures and an estimated shot count. I judge string material by feel and stability and I am pretty unbiased when it comes to manufacturer. I don't care who makes it, if it isn't performing to my expectations, I'll replace it.
All in all, I think it is a better material than Astro, Excel/452X. I think people will find a noticeable difference in the feel/sound of the bow. I don't think Brownell or BCY would introduce anything that didn't outperform their current offerings. I've had success with Astro/Excel/452X, and I'm expecting this to outperform them all.
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While many young Victorians want to be the next Nathan Buckley rather than Wallabies captain George Gregan, the VRU is providing kids with an alternative to Aussie rules.
TryRugby, a program conducted by development officers in Melbourne schools, aims to spark children's interest in the sport and help them learn basic skills.
For those who decide to pursue the sport, there are competitions from the under-eights to senior grades at Victoria's 24 clubs.
Mr Steiner is quick to point out rugby union is not trying to surpass Aussie rules.
However, as the World Cup illustrates, rugby offers something not available in Aussie rules - international competition, and on every continent.
"I think everyone loves to have an excuse to sing the national anthem and rugby gives both spectators and players that opportunity," Mr Steiner said.
Peter Bolton, a past president of the Melbourne Harlequins, believes renewed interest in the game has come from those who played rugby at school or came to Victoria from interstate, and had put rugby in a "coat cupboard".
"With Super 12, and the Wallabies playing in Melbourne and the Bledisloe Cup, we've brought them all out and everyone now is well aware of rugby," he said.
Ticket sales for the World Cup have already topped one million and a second ballot will be held on July 1 for those who missed out in the first ballot. The ARU is hoping to make a $45 million profit from ticket sales.
Melbourne will host seven world cup matches, including two quarter finals and the Australia versus Ireland pool match.
Also on the minds of rugby fans is the possibility that Victoria may become home to the next Super 12 team. "The Australian Rugby Union and other unions will see the terrific support that Victorians give to quality sporting events," Mr Steiner said. "That will provide even further confidence in Victoria being the logical choice for Super 12," he said.
VRU research suggests Super 12 games in Victoria could attract crowds of 18,000-20,000 people.
The agreement between the South African, New Zealand and Australian unions expires in 2005.
"A fourth (Australian) Super 12 team in 2004 is unlikely and a remote chance in 2005 but beyond that it is a distinct possibility," said the ARU's managing director and CEO, John O'Neill.
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I want to know the recent developments in the apidictor. Is it still manufactured? I'm intrested in buzing one new or used.
I want to know the recent developments in the apidictor. Is it still manufactured? I'm intrested in buzing one new or used.
Funny thing muayad, I can't say that I've ever seen one. I read about it and though it was a great idea. I'm not sure how well it would work if you had a large number of hives.
Anybody here have one or seen one?
Only read about it. I don't think it's in production right now, but the plans are on here.
The idea is to predict swarming but if you paid attention I bet you could figure out how to spot robbing and other things too.
Thanks for the answers
Actualy what I know is that it was produced in the past (only 300 units). and I read about its principle and how it works and last month there was a one for sale on the e-Bay (UK), but when I discoved this it was already expired.
So I tried to ask if somebody has a real experience with it or tried to build it by himself.
when the number of hives is large I think beekeeper would look like a doctor, he will check the hives without openning them. just by listening from outside.
I downloaded the schematics a while ago. Looked pretty straightforeward to replicate, except I'd have to reverse engineer the transistor circuits and redesign them with integrated operational amplifiers.
Haven't gotten around to it, however.
Couldn't a programmed handheld computerPalmtop/PocketPC perform Apidictor's functions?
They typically have built-in microphones.
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Book Review: The Drunkards WalkJanuary 19, 2010 - 6:39pm — bex
This book is -- hands down -- the best book on probability and randomness written for the general public.
I am typically disappointed with pop-science books written for the general public... they usually don't present enough data for me to make up my own mind about their conclusions... and when they do present data, they almost never provide enough details to determine whether or not their results are "statistically significant." In other words, how do they know that their "supporting data" isn't just a great big coincidence???
This book bucks that trend big time, and the results are very impressive.
The author wrote this like a history book about the field of statistics, and how it evolved (slowly) over they years. But, every time the author introduces a new concept in statistics, he also shares real-world situations where people made terrible mistakes because they didn't understand these basic principles. It highlights very well that in general, people are terrible at recognizing randomness, and thus will always be controlled by it!
Randomness is very unsettling to people, as such we have a tendency to give order and purpose to the world... People frequently see patters where they just don't exist. One great example of this was discovered fairly recently, called "regression towards the mean." The author's example was as follows:
A psychologist was visiting a group of Air Force instructors after World War 2 to help them design a new training program. He was telling the instructors that positive feedback was much more effective at getting people to learn than negative feedback. At which point, an instructor jumped up to yell at the psychologist for talking hogwash.
"When my students have a good day and I praise them, the next day they slack off and don't do as well. But, if they do badly and I yell at them well, the next day they do MUCH better. So don't tell me this 'positive feedback' garbage works, because it doesn't!"
Surprisingly, both the psychologist and the instructor were right! Regression Towards the Mean means that on average, people perform at the average of their abilities. It doesn't sound monumental, but people forget it sometimes. If you flip a coin enough times, eventually you'll get 100 heads in a row. Likewise, if you do a task enough times, eventually you're going to have a 100-item winning streak that is entirely random luck... and people will incorrectly assume that it's because of greater competency. Sure, you need to be competent enough to perform the task, and you need to do the task very frequently... but after that, any winning streaks are probably just dumb luck.
It's the same reason why some mutual fund managers do better than others, but only for a few years... it's why Roger Maris beat Babe Ruth's home run record, and then very few records after that... it's why some CEOs do amazingly well at one company, but then crash and burn when put in charge of another. You need only be as talented as the average to have a great winning streak...
My other favorite section was when the author covered false positives on medical tests. Most people -- most doctors even -- aren't good enough with statistics to understand when medical tests lead you astray. Towards the end of the book -- after a highly readable introduction to statistical theory -- he presents the following question:
- assume breast cancer is present in 0.8% of the population
- assume a mammogram says a healthy person has cancer 7% of the time (false positive)
- if a mammogram says you have cancer, what are the odds you actually have cancer?
Most people would assume that the answer is 93%, since there is a 7% false positive rate. When asked to a bunch of doctors, the average answer was actually around 70%. But the correct answer is much different: if you test positive for cancer, there is only a 10% chance you actually have cancer!!!
How is this possible? Do the math... out of 1000 people getting a mammogram, 8 will have breast cancer (0.8% incident), and be told so. However, because of the false positive rate of 7%, another 70 people will be told that they have cancer, when in fact they don't! That's 78 people who test positive for cancer, but only 8 actually have it... therefore, if you test positive for breast cancer, there's only about a 10% chance you actually need to worry. In fact, even if you get 6 positive mammograms in a row, you still have better than a 50/50 chance of being totally healthy! Medical tests for rare diseases are fraught with this kind of problem, and it's a shame doctors aren't better at telling their patients the true odds.
Overall, I would recommend this book to everybody. It is really easy to read, and it is chocked full of examples where very smart people made very bad decisions... simply because they didn't understand how randomness rules our lives.
Is this true for all activities
Interesting, I love this kind of stuff, sounds like a book I should pick up.
However, I have one small issue with the following statement
"if you do a task enough times, eventually you're going to have a 100-item winning streak that is entirely random luck"
I assume this relates to random activities such as rolling dice or flipping coins and not skill based activities?
I am mainly referring to sports teams or competitive activities.
Being the horrible swimmer I am I am fairly certain I could race against Michael Phelps 1,000,000,000,000 times and be lucky to win even once.
Re: Is this true for all activities
it is especially true for skill-based activities.
That's not to say that the average person could break Babe Ruth's home run record. You need to have a certain minimum level of competency. However, once you've achieved this minimum, you're just as likely to have a huge winning streak than those with measurably greater skill.
so what is minimum
Aha, so there is a "catch"
"minimum level of competency."
I think this is where things get fuzzy.
Minimum level at flipping a coin is a long way from minimum level at formula one racing.
re: so what is minimum
But... minimum level of competency at picking stocks is only barely more difficult than the minimum level of competency at flipping a coin. Case in point, in any given year a S&P 500 index fund out-performs 75% of funds managed by an "expert". In other words, we could replace most of Wall Street with a very small shell script and all be better off.
The hard part is determining where this minimum is, and in proving that your "excellence" is due to true skill, and not blind luck... it's hard, because so few people understand statistics and randomness that they don't collect enough data to make a strong case one way or another. Although, it is typically possible with sports scores.
Also... there is also the "perception" problem. Very few people understand that company profits are based a large part on blind luck, instead of rock-star CEOs. Nevertheless, if your company hires a lucky CEO who is perceived to be a "rock star," you could see better sales and better productivity just from that perception alone. Your customers think you're a stronger company, so they might buy more. Your employees might feel safer in their jobs, so they might work harder.
Knowing this to be the case... what should a board member do? Hire an exceptional CEO who is perceived to be average... or hire an average CEO who is perceived to be exceptional? Tough call...
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Sounds extremely interesting and something that I would love to know more about.
I am going to get this book!
I started college back in the 70's and went to NYU for awhile. In any event, I never finished until I went back to school and got a BBA. One of the more terrifying courses I took was statistics. Yet, I loved it and got an A in it. Your review of the book got me thinking (something I haven't done too much of for a while) that I might enjoy it.
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|Red Sox release Lyle Overbay
|03.26.13 at 11:06 am ET
The Red Sox on Tuesday released first baseman Lyle Overbay, who had been invited to spring training on a minor league contract.
The team has yet to reveal a decision regarding Ryan Sweeney, with whom they face a deadline this week as well.
Overbay, a 12-year major league veteran, played for the Diamondbacks and Braves last season, hitting .259/.331/.397/.727 in 65 games (131 plate appearances). The 36-year-old hit .220 in 19 spring training games this year.
Sweeney, acquired from the Athletics in the 2011 trade that also brought Andrew Bailey to Boston, signed a minor league deal to remain with the Sox in January.
|Lyle Overbay has a unique perspective of what Stephen Drew is going through
|03.19.13 at 2:01 pm ET
FORT MYERS, Fla. ' Lyle Overbay is trying to pay it forward, just like Aaron Hill did for him. And, in some ways, the efforts might help Stephen Drew deal with his current lot in life.
Because of a few unique experiences, Overbay can relate to what Drew is going through in regards to his concussion.
'To have somebody who has gone through it '¦ Everybody is different, but it's weird how it has progressed,' the Red Sox first baseman said. 'You never heard about this when I broke in the league.'
Overbay not only experienced a concussion ' having run into pitcher Brian Tallet in 2010 ' but he was also teammates with Hill when the former Blue Jays second baseman lived through one of baseball's most memorable bouts in the issue in 2009.
Hill suffered his concussion on May 29, 2008, and was never quite right again until the following offseason.
'I remember like it was yesterday,' Overbay of the moment Hill ran into David Eckstein. 'I had a little episode a couple of years later and kind of took his advice. As a baseball player, or anybody, you want to fight to get through it and concussions are the one thing you can't do that with. You can't fight to break through it. Time is the issue. '¦ I would have been trying to fight through it, too, if I didn't take Aaron's advice.'
'Even when [Hill] would start jogging, he would feel dizzy. There was one time in the offseason and his dog got away from him and he started jogging after him and he didn't get dizzy. It was the same thing with me. You don't feel normal than all of a sudden you do.'
Overbay has talked to Drew about the ups and downs of the injury, including how a reintroduction to the clubhouse environment — with louder sounds and increased activity — can trigger the symptoms. Overbay also understands that looks can be deceiving when analyzing the origin of the condition. As was the case with the first baseman, Drew stayed in the game after suffering his ailment.
He also was playing when Justin Morneau experienced his concussion in 2010, when the Minnesota first baseman collided at second base while trying to break up a double play against the Blue Jays.
'Absolutely. [Hill] even said it that he just needed a day,' said Overbay when asked if looks can be deceiving regarding incidents leading to concussions. 'Look at Morneau. I saw that. I was watching and you're thinking, 'He's a hockey player. He's tough. He'll be fine.' You have to give it time and you can't push through it.'
|Mike Carp: 'To put on a Red Sox uniform is definitely going to mean a lot'
|02.22.13 at 9:39 am ET
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In the middle of his physical Friday morning at JetBlue Park, Mike Carp spoke about what it would mean to actually make the Red Sox' 25-man roster to open the season, one year after a shoulder injury he suffered in the MLB opener in Japan.
Carp dove for a fly ball in left field and injured his right shoulder in the opener against Oakland at the Tokyo Dome.
"You have 55,000 people over in Japan. I'm not coming out of that game," Carp said Friday morning. "It's the first game of the season. I've waited my whole life to make an opening day roster."
He spent two stints on the disabled list trying to heal it while also battling a groin injury. One year after hitting .276 with 12 homers and 46 RBIs in 79 games for the Mariners in 2011, he fell to .213 in 59 games with just five home runs.
Now, following this week's trade that sent him to Boston for a player to be named, he is competing for a big league roster spot on the Red Sox.
"I had a lot of expectations coming into last year," Carp said. "Had a big 2011, finally getting an opportunity to play. Just one of those tough luck plays. It's opening night. You can't really write a better story than getting hurt opening night I guess. I think it's going to make mentally tough and definitely kept me hungry for this year. I'm excited to be healthy for a full season.
(Click here to listen to Mike Carp talk Friday morning about joining the Red Sox.)
"[Healing the shoulder] took some time because it was a pretty significant injury but towards the end of the season, that second stint on the DL really helped. We went through the whole rehab process and have been feeling normal ever since. Nothing crazy, just had to wait for it to heal. Just banged up more than anything. No surgery or anything like that.
"I'm excited to be healthy. Going to out and perform the best I can and we'll see what happens at the end of spring."
Carp said he spent the last two weeks staying in shape and trying to be ready for whatever deal might come after being designated for assignment. He was traded to Boston and immediately placed on Boston's 40-man roster since he has no options remaining.
"Just hanging out and kind of limbo and don't want to do too much," Carp said. "Obviously, stay in shape, doing light baseball stuff but didn't want to go too crazy out there. Heard some rumors. To put on a Red Sox uniform is definitely going to mean a lot."
The 26-year-old Carp is convinced that Boston is a good fit for him.
"Rebuilding, getting back at it, and winning ballclub," Carp said. "We're here to win. It's not like the Mariners how you start from the bottom and try to work our way up. I'm excited to help out any way I can, play first, left, DH maybe. Get some opportunities and hopefully, take advantage of them."
He knows he's been brought in to compete with 36-year-old Lyle Overbay and Daniel Nava as a left-handed batting first base/outfield option.
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|Lyle Overbay on Mike Carp competition: 'It's not that big of a deal'
|02.20.13 at 3:14 pm ET
FORT MYERS, Fla. — From the moment he signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox on Jan. 31, Lyle Overbay knew this was coming. The Red Sox mentioned to him then that they would likely be bringing in others to compete for the job of a left-handed hitting first baseman/left fielder to provide more roster depth.
So when he was spoken to by John Farrell and general manager Ben Cherington Wednesday, he was hardly caught off guard when told the Red Sox acquired left-handed hitting first baseman/outfielder Mike Carp from Seattle for a player to be named.
"I think that's big; that shows you how respectful they are," Overbay said. "Ben was the same way. Those type things are just something you are very, very welcome and thankful they're able to do that."
What did Farrell and Cherington tell Overbay?
"Same thing. I knew coming in that they might make a trade," Overbay said. "It's the same thing. If I want to compete and compete and see. It's early. It's not like it's a week from opening day. It's early. It's not that big of a deal."
[Click here to listen to Lyle Overbay address his role on the Red Sox after the trade for Mike Carp.]
As reporters approached his locker Wednesday after workouts, he showed a sense of humor, asking very rhetorically, 'What do you want to talk about?'"
The 36-year-old Overbay says he embraces the competition with the 26-year-old Carp.
"You bring guys in here to win games and to give options because you never know those unknowns. I think that was their biggest thing, was playing the outfield and first base [against right-handed pitching]. I think that's why Nava is taking ground balls at first. I knew all that coming into it. It's not that big of a surprise. I just do what I can and see if I fit. That's all I can do.
"It's got to all work out. I know some of the numbers [matter]. I know John has to feel comfortable with four outfielders if he goes with me, that kind of thing. Those are little things when it comes down to it. I have to show I can perform so it's yes and no."
Overbay says he's not concerned that he signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox, making his potential release relatively painless for the team. Additionally, Carp comes into camp automatically on the 40-man roster (Ryan Kalish was moved to 60-day DL to make room) while Overbay is simply on a minor league invite to big league camp with no 40-man spot guaranteed.
"I haven't even thought about that really," Overbay said. "I think it might. It just depends. I don't want to sit here and say that yeah, 'that works out for him.' He's got to come in here and prove it, too. I think it is [about] how it all works out and make sure everything works out. Read the rest of this entry »
|Trade Deadline: Pirates reportedly interested in Athletics' Conor Jackson, Josh Willingham
|07.18.11 at 9:39 am ET
Just a half-game behind the Brewers, the Pirates are looking to add offense to a pitching rotation that already leads the NL Central in lowest ERA. The Pirates may try to find that offense in Oakland, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick tweeted Sunday. Specifically, they've asked about first baseman Conor Jackson and left fielder Josh Willingham.
Jackson is batting .249 with just 3 home runs and 27 RBIs, but the Pirates' Lyle Overbay, their only healthy first baseman, is only performing slightly better, batting .240 with seven home runs and 35 RBIs. Jackson is tied for seventh among AL first basemen with 23 walks, with a .323 OBP that is better than Overbay's.
Willingham would provide the Pirates with some power, batting .244 with 12 home runs, and 46 RBIs. He ranks second among AL left fielders in home runs with a minimum of 250 plate appearances, is third in RBIs and third in slugging at .434.
Left field is another position where the Pirates only have one healthy player: Alex Presley. While Presley is an on-base machine, batting .343 with a .400 OBP in 16 games, he's hit just one home run this season and driven in nine.
|Closing Time: Blue Jays 16, Red Sox 2
|08.20.10 at 10:17 pm ET
Well, that might be finally it for the 2010 Red Sox.
So many times this season, observers have written the team off when they suffered injury after debilitating injury and had bullpen meltdowns that left everyone scratching their heads.
But Friday, like when the outcome of a court case becomes obvious because of overwhelming evidence, Friday night's 16-2 debacle at the hands of the Blue Jays is exhibit A as to why these Red Sox are pretty much toast as far as a playoff contender.
True, there's five weeks left and stranger things have happened but with Dustin Pedroia going back on the disabled list before Friday's nightmare with the Blue Jays with a foot that he admits is still hurting him badly, there seems to be little energy left to give.
And then there's the troubling case of Jon Lester. He came out Friday and had the worst outing of his career, allowing eight hits and a career-worst nine runs and couldn't get an out in the third before being yanked for Scott Atchison. He allowed two homers to Lyle Overbay, walked three and struck out just one.
[Click here to listen to Jon Lester talk about his rough night.]
Jon Lester continues to look alarmingly hittable. Never before had the left-hander looked so ordinary. The only other start that compares to Friday came on May 9, 2009 against Tampa Bay when the Rays beat Lester and the Red Sox, 14-5. That night he allowed 10 hits and eight runs. But he recovered the rest of the season to post a 15-8 record with a 3.41 ERA. After 14 1/3 innings of shutout pitching against the Yankees and Rangers, two great-hitting teams, Lester seemed to be back on track since losing his first four starts after the All-Star break.
But when Fred Lewis walked and Yunel Escobar reached on a bunt single, even the outs were loud, that is when Lester could record them.
And maybe worst of all, Lester couldn't stabilize himself after giving up five in the first. Normally, Lester is capable of settling down and giving the team innings. He couldn't even do that Friday as he lasted just 51 pitches before the Red Sox bullpen was called upon.
Lyle Overbay. Goes without saying that if an opponent has two home 3-run homers and drives in a career-high seven, you're probably into the bullpen earlier than you want.
John McDonald and John Buck: McDonald, the pride of Providence College, went 3-for-5 with with a 3-run homer off Michael Bowden in the sixth. Buck picked the right night to come off the disabled list. He, like Overbay, had four hits and scored four times.
The Red Sox didn't show Dustin Pedroia much of a reason to hurry back. It was announced before the game that the gritty second baseman was going back on the DL because his broken left foot hadn't healed completely and was hurting too much.
The kids are alright. Starting with Yamaico Navarro, a lot of back-ups and call-ups got their chance to give the vets a night off and showed they cared. Navarro, taking Pedroia's roster spot, borrowed a page from Daniel Nava, swinging at the first pitch he saw in the majors. While it wasn't a grand slam or even a homer, it was a sharp single to left, joining Nava and Ryan Kalish as Red Sox rookies to produce a hit in their first MLB at-bats this season.
Terry Francona got one wish. The Red Sox manager said before the game he'd like to get a look at Jed Lowrie at first base to see if he might be able to provide some versatility to a roster that could use some with Pedroia joining Kevin Youkilis and Jacoby Ellsbury on the disabled list. Beginning with the fifth inning, Lowrie moved to first base and handled every chance smoothly.
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Obamateurism of the Day; Update: Flashback on Turkey speech
posted at 8:05 am on June 3, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
I actually had another one teed up for this morning, but this late-breaking entry has to take precedence. In preparing to give a speech in Cairo to the "Muslim world" (as dictator Hosni Mubarak sees it, anyway), Barack Obama told French newspaper Le Monde that the US has so many Muslims, it would be one of the largest Muslim nations in the world, if we counted the US in that group:
The president said the United States and other parts of the Western world "have to educate ourselves more effectively on Islam."
"And one of the points I want to make is, is that if you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world," Mr. Obama said. "And so there's got to be a better dialogue and a better understanding between the two peoples."
Well, actually, we wouldn't, as Roger Simon makes clear:
Is that the USA of the 57 states?
I guess it depends on what your definition of "one of" is. According to Wikipedia, the US ranks thirty-eighth with a Muslim population of some 4.5 million (about one and half percent of our population). Indonesia is first at over two hundred and seven million.
We can't blame TOTUS for this math mistake. What was Obama thinking? Obviously he wanted to impress his Muslim audiences ahead of his arrival, but in an area that in ages past significantly advanced mathematics, this won't do it. They know the difference between their own population and the number of Muslims in the US and can figure out a simple ranking system.
Wasn't this guy supposed to be brilliant? So far, he's the intellectual analog to Chevy Chase's impersonation of Gerald Ford.
Update: The Right Scoop has this reaction from Fox:
When Obama was in Turkey, he had this to say, which the Huffington Post cheered:
"One of the great strengths of the United States," the President said, "is … we have a very large Christian population — we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."
Maybe he should have left it at that.
Update II: The CIA Factbook puts the Muslim population of the US at around 1.8 million, not 4.5 million, as Wikipedia does. Do you think that Obama ever asked the CIA or the Census Bureau for those figures? (via QandO)
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