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Subject: Re: A Question to Mr Corbit

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 00:00:52 01/13/01

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On January 13, 2001 at 02:03:41, David Rasmussen wrote:

>On January 12, 2001 at 22:26:05, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On January 12, 2001 at 22:16:44, Garry Evans wrote:
>>
>>>Hello Dan
>>>
>>>  I have been following the thread between you, and Mr Drazonic with interest. I
>>>have a question for you.  Is it possible For to Prove that a Human Grandmaster
>>>is Mathematically Grandmaster Strength?
>>
>>Sure, no different than a program.
>>
>>>If my understanding of your arguments
>>>are correct, we cannot with 100% certainty. Isn't it true then with this logic
>>>no one can be proven to be Grandmaster strength,  including grandmasters!!! If
>>>this is true then this whole subject is ludicrous.
>>
>>Exactly my point.  We can prove (with any reasonable degree of certainty
>>desired) what someone's ELO rating is.  The way to get an accurate figure it to
>>play many games under controlled conditions.
>>
>>We won't ever reach 100% certainty (but that is true of anything).
>
>Except death
Rev: 21:4

>and taxes.
There is something called a "Land Grant" that people like Quakers and the Amish
get.  They don't pay any taxes.



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