Man Explains Why People Are Being Foolish Using Chess And ELO Analogy

Humans tend to almost always think they are right and know more than they do. No matter how many signs indicate that we couldn't be more wrong, it doesn't change our minds.

Even when confronted with strong arguments, we won't budge, and our explanation to every question is, "because." One man recently took it upon himself to prove that it's complete nonsense to defy recognized scientific research using our untrained thinking or personal beliefs.

Trying to criticize an acknowledged mathematician or scientist by applying our own "common sense" is essentially behaving like a five-year-old child. Take a look…

In case you are wondering what an Elo-rated player is, the Elo rating system is used to evaluate players' skill levels in zero-sum games such as chess.

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Nothing new so far; he is basically saying what we already knew: the better a person is at something, the more likely they are to beat someone who is not skilled.

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So basically, it all comes down to this: for a chess master, it doesn’t make a difference if they play against an adult amateur or a five-year-old. They will beat both of them 100 out of 100 times.

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This also holds true for amateurs in other fields.

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The conclusion?

The idea that a person could use common sense to question legitimate scientific research is absurd.

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You would be wrong, but you also wouldn’t understand why you are wrong.

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Ah, the Facebook “researchers” …