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Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Schrodinger's Brexit studies



Compare and contrast :
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-davis-theresa-may-brexit-reports-not-read-secret-detail-uk-economy-impact-leave-eu-a8022946.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42249854

Honestly the thing that really gets me is the statement in the latest report that Davis doesn't care about models. We are deep in the post-truth era of rejection of facts, disdain for experts, and sheer bullshitting. Grrrr.
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  1. Jack Martinelli6 December 2017 at 20:09

    If I hold up 4 non-existent elephants in one hand, it is indistinguishable from the 0 apples I hold in my other. I have no idea of how to construct the intersection of non-existent objects with existing objects?

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