Re: 25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned

 Ar an triochadú lá de mí Bealtaine, scríobh Peter Moylan:

 > On 29/05/25 05:04, J. J. Lodder wrote:
 >
 > > As a matter of fact the 'three authentic miracles' to be performed as
 > > a condition for Sainthood have been abolished, from practical
 > > necessity and by popular demand.
 >
 > I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised. The quality of the miracles
 > had become questionable.
 >
 > An Australian saint was proclaimed not long ago. (I think she's the only
 > Australian saint.) The required three miracles were three cases of
 > people with serious illnesses who prayed to her and were cured. In
 > making that judgement, the investigators ignored
 >  - the very many who prayed to her and were not cured;
 >  - the unknown number who didn't pray to her and were cured.
 >
 > This is yet another case where a statistician should have been consulted.

Well, yes, if the aim is statistical truth, which we want in trials of medical
interventions. I don’t know that the aim is statistical truth in this
decision-making, though, certainly, it wouldn’t hurt.

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