Quotes About Probability

Nevertheless, it seems clear that there are relatively few ranges of values for the numbers that would allow the development of any form of intelligent life. Most sets of values would give rise to universes that, although they might be very beautiful, would contain no one able to wonder at that beauty.

God does not play dice.

In general, quantum mechanics does not predict a single definite result for an observation. Instead, it predicts a number of different possible outcomes and tells us how likely each of these is.

In fact, according to quantum physics, each particle has some probability of being found anywhere in the universe.

According to Feynman, a system has not just one history but every possible history.

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throw the dice where they cannot be seen.

Given the state of a system at some time, the laws of nature determine the probabilities of various futures and pasts rather than determining the future and past with certainty.

Thus the possibility of time travel remains open. But I'm not going to bet on it. My opponent might have the unfair advantage of knowing the future.

There is a history of the universe in which England win the World Cup again, though maybe the probability is low.

I would like to speculate a little on the development of life in the universe, and in particular on the development of intelligent life. I shall take this to include the human race, even though much of its behaviour throughout history has been pretty stupid and not calculated to aid the survival of the species. Two questions I shall discuss are "What is the probability of life existing elsewhere in the universe?" and "How may life develop in the future?

An asteroid collision would be something against which we have no defence. The last big such collision with us was about sixty-six million years ago and that is thought to have killed the dinosaurs, and it will happen again. This is not science fiction; it is guaranteed by the laws of physics and probability.

All the evidence points to God being an inveterate gambler, who throws the dice on every possible occasion.

Dios no solo juega a los dados, a veces los tira donde no se pueden ver.

It's like winning a lottery. Although the odds are astronomical, most weeks, someone hits the jackpot.

Do the laws governing the universe allow us to predict exactly what is going to happen to us in the future? The short answer is no, and yes. In principle, the laws allow us to predict the future. But in practice the calculations are often too difficult.

His feelings were summed up in his dictum "God does not play dice." But all the evidence is that God is quite a gambler. The universe is like a giant casino with dice being rolled, or wheels being spun, on every occasion.

Ibarat segerombolan monyet yang memencet-mencet mesin tik–sebagian besar akan mengetik sampah, tapi pada beberapa kesempatan secara kebetulan akan ada soneta Shakespeare yang diketik.

Belli ki Tanr? yaln?zca zar atmakla kalm?yor,ayr?ca gözleri kapal? oynuyor ve ara s?ra da zarlar? görülemeyecek yerlere at?yor.

Misunderstanding of probability may be the greatest of all general impediments to scientific literacy.

Good luck is just bad luck with its hair combed.

Es la regla Sherlock: cuando eliminas lo imposible, lo que queda, por improbable que sea, es la respuesta.

Sane people don't sacrifice children on the altar of probability. That's not science, it's superstition.

Nothing in this world is guaranteed, as life itself is a gamble.

So doesn't that make the universe a giant lottery, then? You purchase a ticket when you're born. And it's all just random whether you get a good ticket or a bad ticket. It's all just luck.