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THE REFUGEE by Philson Ong

I sit at a bench in the park. The sun is setting, staining the sky with beautiful red and gold. It is autumn and the leaves fall to the ground at the slightest wind. They are as colorful as the sky. I sit there admiring the view. Then I notice him. An aged man walks […]

“PEOPLE ONLY BELIEVE WHAT THEY WANT TO BELIEVE”

I.   Prologue / The Nature of the Problem and Questions Presented   The aphorism “people only believe what they want to believe” is a common description by proponents of an observation or argument of their opponents’ beliefs — proponents and opponents in a relative sense, this aphorism is often said simultaneously by all parties having opposing descriptions […]

KNOWLEDGE AND TRUTH IN DATA SCIENCE: THEORY WITHOUT THEORY?

I.   Prologue/The Nature of the Question It would be silly for me to do any type of critical analysis about data science for the simple reason that at this point in my life I cannot do the math. “To those who do not know mathematics it is difficult to get across a real feeling as to […]