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Good work. The insights have helped me justify my work to myself.
Warning: when Bloch discusses probability and math in this book, he is commonly making false statements. He falsely asserts that probability theory concerned itself solely with equiprobable events. His example of the probability of two people born on the same day of the year is incorrect due to an oversight in counting. None of this detracts from his actual arguments and the points he is trying to make about contingencies and historical events. Rather he misrepresents the state of probability theory at the time of writing and also demonstrates his inability to understand and apply basic counting tools.
Warning: when Bloch discusses probability and math in this book, he is commonly making false statements. He falsely asserts that probability theory concerned itself solely with equiprobable events. His example of the probability of two people born on the same day of the year is incorrect due to an oversight in counting. None of this detracts from his actual arguments and the points he is trying to make about contingencies and historical events. Rather he misrepresents the state of probability theory at the time of writing and also demonstrates his inability to understand and apply basic counting tools.