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> we can’t even predict with certainty whether it will rain tomorrow

It is very similar to the birthday paradox - it is an order of magnitude easier to predict average weather, than the exact weather at a specific time.

Despite that, we care about the former for our long term survival, and for the latter on whether to put on a rain coat today.



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