Bullshit and BullshittersWe've had questions about lies and liars in the past, but this time we're asking about the sort of fantasist who constantly claims they've got a helicopter in the garden or was "second onto the balcony at the Iranian Embassy siege". Tell us about the cobblers you've been told, or the complete lies you've come out with.
Thanks to dozer for the suggestion
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 13 Jan 2011, 12:55)
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Science works on belief too (in parts)It's how regression approximation works. You *believe* something is approximately a particular number but you can't prove it because the equations go on forever. A bit like PI being a neverending, non-repeating value. You only theorise that it is non-repeating and neverending. Who knows?
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betpet is the fun in dysfunctional, Tue 18 Jan 2011, 15:52,
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Errr, noPi does go on forever. There are some lovely proofs. History may be bunk, but don't you be badmouthing maths.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_that_%CF%80_is_irrational
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