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Re:Show HN: The Monty Hall Problem in JavaScript by freefriedrice on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @08:53PM (#23162121)
I remember reading this in Parade Magazine when Marilyn Vos Savant published her column. And then was completely blown away by the landslide of scathing letters written by adult professors at colleges belittling her for being so dumb. And they were wrong. Truly amazing demonstration of how bias (and the limbic system) work against rational thought.

Here is a link with some hilarious quotes from livid professors saying dumb shit:

https://priceonomics.com/the-time-everyone-corrected-the-wor...

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Re:Show HN: The Monty Hall Problem in JavaScript by abiogenesis on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @09:31PM (#23162412)
This letter explains why we are in trouble:

    You made a mistake, but look at the positive side. 
    If all those Ph.D.’s were wrong, the country would 
    be in some very serious trouble.

    Everett Harman, Ph.D.
    U.S. Army Research Institute
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