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Lasereth · 06-03-2010, 12:02 PM

Strange Famous, I've sat thinking about this problem for hours and I thought it was based on semantics alone. I was wrong, but I never understood why. Your post above with the 6 possibilities is the first time I've ever understood why the answer is 66% with switching. I love how you didn't understand it yourself when you typed it out but you helped me get it. Sometimes it helps to type these things out I guess ha ha ha ha ha.

It also helped me understand it like this: Monty will not only always open a door with a goat, but he'll also always NOT open YOUR door, and even furthermore, he'll never open a door with the car behind it. So I guess it does help if you go further with the explanation. For some reason this made a lot more sense to me and it clicked all of a sudden.

06-03-2010, 12:02 PM	#30 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Strange Famous, I've sat thinking about this problem for hours and I thought it was based on semantics alone. I was wrong, but I never understood why. Your post above with the 6 possibilities is the first time I've ever understood why the answer is 66% with switching. I love how you didn't understand it yourself when you typed it out but you helped me get it. Sometimes it helps to type these things out I guess ha ha ha ha ha. It also helped me understand it like this: Monty will not only always open a door with a goat, but he'll also always NOT open YOUR door, and even furthermore, he'll never open a door with the car behind it. So I guess it does help if you go further with the explanation. For some reason this made a lot more sense to me and it clicked all of a sudden. __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 06-03-2010 at 12:10 PM..