| What do you like about this subject? Probability is a valuable objective descriptor for any element of uncertainty and yet it is understood by so few. Subjective hunches may be natural to most, but learning the fundamentals of probability can help anyone make better decisions. | | What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I hope to develop the intuition and understanding to provide a reasonable insight on even the most uncertain events. | | Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Seventeenth century philosopher Blaise Pascal was perhaps the foremost pioneer in the development of probability as decision-making tool. He examined gambling and sport to show proper betting odds at any point in a series of matches between equally strong opponents. | | Something controversial or provocative about this subject Religion, however, was the subject of Pascal's most notable work. In Pascal's Wager, he evaluated the consequences of belief in God through the concepts of probability. |
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