Re:Dismantling the calculus pyramid
by amichail on Wednesday October 28, 2009 @11:32AM
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Losing democracy is a big deal though.
While it is true that many people vote due to social pressure, I suspect that this social pressure would decrease with a better understanding of probability and statistics.
You could try mandatory voting, but people could just vote randomly to avoid wasting any time thinking about the matter.
Re:Dismantling the calculus pyramid
by dantheman on Wednesday October 28, 2009 @01:23PM
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I disagree, I think once people understood voting they would be much less tolerant of the government acting in anyway and would require massive majorities to get anything done.
While it is true that many people vote due to social pressure, I suspect that this social pressure would decrease with a better understanding of probability and statistics.
You could try mandatory voting, but people could just vote randomly to avoid wasting any time thinking about the matter.