People seem to flinch at the word probability—it has too many syllables. Besides, it sounds mathematical, and it’s become politically correct in our country to be proud of not knowing any mathematics. (We’re already paying the price for that.)

— Harold Lewis Why Flip a Coin? The Art and Science of Good Decisions (1997)

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