> Out of all the startup skills I've studied, this one -- effectively inferring intent from reams of numbers -- is probably the most difficult. "There are only

> Out of all the startup skills I've studied, this one -- effectively inferring intent from reams of numbers -- is probably the most difficult. "There are only two types of people in this world; those who can extrapolate from incomplete information." It's a humorous way to get the same point across. It's particularly fun to say in person during a discussion, then just stop speaking and wait for the point to hit home. The more interesting question is why human beings get a warm, fuzzy feeling when they extrapolate from incomplete information (or extrapolate from incorrect information, or extrapolate incorrectly from correct information)? I haven't bothered to count them all, but there are plenty of myths about some deity dragging something bright or burning across the sky to explain the rising and setting of the sun.