Sebastian Weinberg wrote:
: Nouma grimaced; he was losing ground here. She was becoming angrier, now
: that all of her suspicions had been confirmed. Nevertheless, he tried to
: see it through. "To paraphrase the esteemed Mr. Holmes, when you eliminate
: the highly probable, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the
: truth.
I *still* don't get this. Why would you want to discard the
highly probable in favour of the improbable? What is the
relevance of this paraphrase to Nouma's argument for considering
magic?
And I *still* don't see your problem with this.
"Aha!" said the detective. "The murderer was left-handed, had a limp,
and was wearing a Ranma 1/2 t-shirt. You, sir, are left handed, have a
limp, and are wearing a Ranma 1/2 t-shirt. Therefore, it is highly
probable that you are the murdered."
"But sir, I was in Mexico the night of the murder. Look, here is a list
of 1,000 people who can verify this."
"Ah. Well, then, I have to eliminate you as a suspect, don't I?"
Get it?
Sebastian