"**When you look at the past, the past will always be deterministic, since only one single observation took place**. Our mind will interpret most events not with the preceding ones in mind, but the following ones. Imagine taking a test knowing the answer. **While we know that history flows forward, it is difficult to realize that we envision it backward**" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[hindsight-bias]], [[probabilistic-thinking]], **Source** -- [[202410121132 - B - Fooled by Randomness]]