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:But, but... if the universe is made of math... and people are part of the universe... aren't people made of numbers? [[Special:Contributions/188.114.98.214|188.114.98.214]] 14:02, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 
:But, but... if the universe is made of math... and people are part of the universe... aren't people made of numbers? [[Special:Contributions/188.114.98.214|188.114.98.214]] 14:02, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 
::But that just shifts the fallacy: math is (a lot) more than numbers, and Cueball doesn't have access to most of the numbers describing the world's investors anyway. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.157|108.162.216.157]] 14:04, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 
::But that just shifts the fallacy: math is (a lot) more than numbers, and Cueball doesn't have access to most of the numbers describing the world's investors anyway. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.157|108.162.216.157]] 14:04, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
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:::And even if something is completely described by numbers, it doesn't necessarily have to be predictable. 'Chaos' teaches us this.--[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.210|108.162.229.210]] 14:15, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

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Note the link with 592. Halfhat (talk) 11:41, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

Despite all the numbers around it, stock market is actually made of PEOPLE. -- Hkmaly (talk) 12:18, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

But, but... if the universe is made of math... and people are part of the universe... aren't people made of numbers? 188.114.98.214 14:02, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
But that just shifts the fallacy: math is (a lot) more than numbers, and Cueball doesn't have access to most of the numbers describing the world's investors anyway. 108.162.216.157 14:04, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
And even if something is completely described by numbers, it doesn't necessarily have to be predictable. 'Chaos' teaches us this.--108.162.229.210 14:15, 28 August 2015 (UTC)