Omniscience?

[phonicsmonkey]

Well, stock market prediction isn't science that's for sure, even if they give nobel prizes to people.

True dat - have you read Nicholas Nassim Taleb on this topic?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

True dat - have you read Nicholas Nassim Taleb on this topic?

Yeah, that's where I thought the turkey story was from

[phonicsmonkey]

Yeah, that's where I thought the turkey story was from

Correct (although originally from Bertrand Russell I think).

I like him (NNT) because he has practical experience. I also worked in an investment bank so I can relate to his experiences of managing real uncertainty. Plus he likes the same philosophers of science as I do... (Nelson Goodman, Kark Popper)