/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11119871
>We can only predict the weather a few days in advance based off of initial conditions. After a certain point in time that prediction becomes less and less accurate due to unknown chaotic forces. Since climate is averaged weather over at least 30 years how is it possible that long term climate projections can be accurate due to the same chaotic unknown variables?
Law of large numbers

>>10892286
>The ideas that massive centralizations of power should be instituted and people should pay hard-earned money and governments should start strangulating economies based on some flimsy models is fucking retarded and you should stop using this board if you believe that.
>I can't believe my insurance company charges me so much just for riding a motorcycle even though they can't tell which exact motorcycle trip will kill me.