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Originally posted by KoreanDream
No. I'm saying that if your neighborhood is mainly populated by criminals then is it safe to assume the next person you meet is a criminal? Because that's how ATRL is. If ATRL is your neighborhood and is mainly populated by gays, then is it safe to assume the next person you meet is gay? I say no to both.
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Listen - assumptions are made from STATISTICS.
Statistic: Neighbourhood X is composed 90% criminals
Fact: There is a 9 in 10 chance that Neighbour Y is a criminal
Assumption: Neighbour Y is a criminal
Statistic: ATRL is composed 90% gays
Fact: There is a 9 in 10 chance that Member X is gay
Assumption: Member X is gay
YES, those ARE safe assumptions because the chances overwhelmingly support the assumption. There is a small portion who would not fit the assumption, but
that does NOT mean they invalidate it.
There's nothing here to disagree with. Swallow it up and move on, because this is just the way assumptions work. If you don't like it, too bad.