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I don't think the number 7 is a smoking gun: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/25611/explaining-mathematically-why-most-people-chose-7-when-asked-t
by strken 3y ago
I don't think the number 7 is a smoking gun: https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/25611/explaining-mathematically-why-most-people-chose-7-when-asked-to-chose-a-number-b https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/25611/explain...
It's unremarkable that there are so many legends with 7 whatevers if humans choose it 45% of the time they're asked to guess a random number between 1 and 10. People just really like the number 7.
- Kerb_ 3y agoIsn't it just as likely that people have a social bias towards 7 in part because of the amount of legends with 7 whatevers?
- gitaarik 3y agoBut the stories are about either 6 or 7 stars, or 7 where and then 1 star disappeared after some time. So it's not only the number 7. And the legends are about the Pleiades specifically. So I see more correlation than coincidence.
- Amezarak 3y agoBut there are actually many more stories, which are not about sixes or sevens, and some which don't see them as a group at all. People are selecting only the stories that match.