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>> The doctors/his parents should have explained the nature of the probability distribution in much more detail. It may be a movie based in science and still r
by skeeter2020 4y ago
>> The doctors/his parents should have explained the nature of the probability distribution in much more detail.
It may be a movie based in science and still relevant, but it is still first and primarily a movie for entertainment. Add in the fact that "doctors knew the exact time of his death just seconds after he was born" can be interpreted as how long his body will last, not predicting the future, and I'm not sure your request for explaining the math behind this statement would contribute much to the movie.
- Vecr 4y ago>> an be interpreted as how long his body will last How would you know that either, even with perfect interpretation of a full DNA sequence and NMRI scans? Let's say to simplify you knew the exact total number of heartbeats his heart could handle before instantly conking out (obviously not a real thing). There would still be a probability distribution, and possibly not a simple one at that, based on how much physical activity he does, when and how often he gets sick from viral infections, etc. Really anything that impacts his heart rate at the time.