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You can't ban any statistical reasoning about humans because it's sometimes wrong. "We stopped testing the medicine because even though it cured 99% of cases t
by zimablue 9y ago
You can't ban any statistical reasoning about humans because it's sometimes wrong.
"We stopped testing the medicine because even though it cured 99% of cases those that weren't cured were offended by the possibility that someone might assume that it would cure them"
Statistical reasoning becomes prejudice when you act on it in a way that is harmful to society or you overgeneralize it. If you try to ban it then you're just avoiding emotionally uncomfortable truths.