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Re:The All-American Delusion of the Polygraph by ginko on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @05:30AM (#40974867)
All the people in your situation that didn't end up finding water by dowsing wouldn't be able to post on HN..
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Re:The All-American Delusion of the Polygraph by sgift on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @06:16AM (#40975094)
Literal example of survivorship bias in the GP comment.
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Re:The All-American Delusion of the Polygraph by boffinAudio on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @06:18AM (#40975112)
Its easy to "prove" dowsing doesn't work - all you have to do is not find water.
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Re:The All-American Delusion of the Polygraph by adammarples on Tuesday July 16, 2024 @10:07AM (#40976773)
Done
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