Posts by GLTirebiter

No, those are two different cases because the order matters. The case of first-born son, second born daughter isn't the same as first-born daughter, second-born son.

@(many others):

After sleeping on it, I see that the "Tuesday" is an important clue the informed observer gave us, and I didn't consider it. You who said 13/27 are right! The observer excluded all but 27 possibilities:

Seven with a first-born son born on Tuesday and a second-born daughter born on any day
Seven with a first-born daughter born on any day and a second-born son born on Tuesday
Six with a first-born son born on Tuesday and a second-born son not born on Tuesday
Six with a first-born son not born on Tuesday and a second-born son born on Tuesday
One with a first-born son and second-born son, both born on Tuesday (don't count this case twice!)

So 13 of the 27 possibilities are two sons. My hat is off to those who saw this the first time!

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A riddle my brother gave me today

by bohm in

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a man has 2 children.

he tells you one is a boy born on a tuesday.

what is the probability the other is a boy to?.

GLTirebiter

There's a subtle trick to the question. It doesn't say whether the first or second child is a boy, only that at least one of them is. This bias in the reporting changes the result from the expected 50/50 probability: by revealing at least one is a boy, the probability of the second being a boy is no longer a statistically independent occurrance.

Consider: there are four equally possible sequences for the gender of two children

Boy, Boy

Boy, Girl

Girl, Boy

Girl, Girl <-- this is the only case that is excluded

So of the three remaining cases, only one is the case of two boys: the probability is 1/3.

This is a relative of the Monty Hall Problem. What looks like a random selection really isn't, because the use of inside information biases the reporting: if there were two girls, he would have switched the riddle around.

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My First Post

by today in

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i've been visiting this forum everyday, reading and waiting patiently for approval to post.

i've never been a jw.

my husband and daughter are.

GLTirebiter

Hello, Today, and welcome to the board!

I'm sorry to hear that things have gone so badly for you. It's a story familair to many here. I suggest checking freeminds.org, if you haven't been there yet. Read the articles in the sociology-marriage section, especially The Eclectic Marriage. You will find plenty to ponder while you wait for the books you order to arrive.

I know in an instant if he had to chose, I would lose. He's a good man, a good father and I love him. But honestly, I know he loves the WT more.

Nurturing the marriage partnership takes the committment of both persons. When an outsider demands priority over the spouse trouble often follows. The Watchtower organization is that outsider, and their demans can strain the relationship just as badly as "the other woman".

I wish you well, whatever path you choose to follow.

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How much texting is reasonable for kids?

by moshe in

our daughter is going into 6th grade this year and it seems she just started texting last month.

six months ago she rarely talked on the phone and now our home phone rings all day long.

today, she ran the battery down on our cordless phone and it died in the middle of my wife's phone call to her sister.

GLTirebiter

How in the FREEK did we survive

By passing notes in class, if I recall correctly.

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My friend got a certified letter saying he is being DF'D

by foolsparadise in

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my friends wife just divorced him with no scriptural grounds about a year ago.

kicked him out changed the locks on his own house won't let him see his children.

he was living in his truck for two months.

GLTirebiter

won't let him see his children

If that's the case and considering his financial condition, whatever he can afford to spend on lawyers could be used in the area of custody and visitation. The certified DF letter combined with the WT custody pamphlet may be useful in pursuing his rights as a father--that's where an experienced attorney can help. Also see the related article at Freeminds.

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Happy Father's Day to all the dads!

by kitten whiskers in

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here's to hoping you are having a wonderful day today!.

i know some will be enjoying the day with family and i hope it is amazing!.

i also know some will be wishing they could be with family and celebrate.

GLTirebiter

Thank you for the wishes! I'll probably have to take the initiative and make the call myself, after meeting gets out. You know the elders won't be reminding the congregation to "honor thy father" on Fathers' Day.

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Fertilizer and Watch Tower Literature

by ssn587 in

do to all the nonsense or rather bs in the watch tower literature, it makes one wonder if it could be used to fertilize your garden, or perhaps not though because it is also full of weeds.

to the truly brain washed, it provides a fertilizer affect don't you think?

it wouldn't even be the proper food for a worm, or insect.

GLTirebiter

I don't know if they use safe inks or not. With ink of unknown origin who knows what will end up in the compost? If you only grow flowers, not to worry--but I'd be careful about putting it on the veggie garden. Besides, their figurative manure lacks the nitrogen content of the real thing straight from the bull's backside. I suggest using the fertilizer God provides directly, not the stuff pre-digested by the F&DS.

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on a lighter note Scientific phraseology for Besty and bohm

by JeffT in

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our discussion of data sets reminded me of a clipping that was on the wall of my dad's lab years ago.

it was from one of the major journals.

i can't remember all of them but it went something like this:.

GLTirebiter

"...further research is needed in this area"

Please approve our next grant application.

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The Jehovahs Witness family weekend

by jambon1 in

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having been out of the organisation for over 4 years and having finally released my kids from the hellish existance that is life as a jw, it struck me today how enjoyable our weekends are in comparison to when we were jw's.. the weekends are vital for us just now.

my wife doesn't work but i work full time from very early in the morning.

i don't get to see my beutiful children in the morning during the week.

GLTirebiter

When my Ex returned to the hall, the weekends spent "as a family" quickly became few and far between. Saturday was service morning, so no together time until she and the kids returned after lunch with the "friends". Sunday was get up, get primped and ready for meeting, there was no time the entire morning that wasn't about the meeting. Better skip that morning cup of coffee, because bathroom time was at a premium until they left for the Kingdom Hall! When they got back after lunch, there was Sunday morning gone. Then there's Assembly weekends: more of the same, but change "after lunch" to "dinner time". So even though I was no part of the organization, it still controlled the weekend schedule by making it hard to have any kind of a full-day event. Nothing was as important as the Watchtower!