If you’re worried about the coincidence of four blood moons somehow signaling the end of the world, relax. The prophetic scheme hatched by ministers Mark Blitz and John Hagee amounts to little more than proof of Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s thesis in Fooled by Randomness.
Our world is full of noise and confusion. As a result, we look for patterns to create sensible narratives that help explain reality. Taleb applies this insight to markets. But it’s just as true for people predicting the Ultimate Crash.
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