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Following the same "logic" you have: * People would follow healthier lifestyles. * People would avoid gambling. * People would avoid bad marriages. * The go
by chipsy 17y ago
Following the same "logic" you have:
* People would follow healthier lifestyles.
* People would avoid gambling.
* People would avoid bad marriages.
* The government would be more efficient.
An understanding of statistics wouldn't realistically change all of these things. In practice, people can always be swayed by a powerful rhetoric, emotions, and cultural habit. Statistics lend more weight to arguments, but only a tiny fraction of people will go back and verify a statistic for accuracy.
- amichail 17y agoLosing democracy is a big deal though. While it is true that many people vote due to social pressure, I suspect that this social pressure would decrease with a better understanding of probability and statistics. You could try mandatory voting, but people could just vote randomly to avoid wasting any time thinking about the matter.
- dantheman 17y agoI disagree, I think once people understood voting they would be much less tolerant of the government acting in anyway and would require massive majorities to get anything done.