And BTW, if you think Caulfield is a smart-ass, it might suggest that you have trouble with all the kids who see through the facade of “proper behavior.” I found that the smartest kids were the ones who pushed the intellectual bounds, and I enjoyed sparing with them most.
Back to the cartoon: So what about a ‘bank holiday’ for old homework? I want to know what problems 3-9, 11, 14, 17-21, and 24 are. Maybe we could substitute some others for Caulfield.
“scientific scholars” do not require courtroom level evidence to draw conclusions – there isn’t any for millennial-old events. These folks evaluate the available information, taking into account the likely motivations and situations of the recorders of the information. The consensus conclusion appears to be that yes, a person with a radical message did live, speak and act in the region of the present Israel around 30-35 AD. Whether this person was “the Christ” is a matter of personal belief. As it always has been. “Scientific scholars” do not address such beliefs.
fhhuber & richardkel are correct. A visual way to ‘see’ this problem/solution is to lay out coins showing all possible customer purchases. A heads = good and tails = defective. There are 4 possible purchases (1st coin is different than 2nd coin). 1 has no defects, one has two defects, and two have 1 defect.
That said, the cartoon is still funny (at least to me:) The funny (cry type) part comes when you realize that some companies think ‘buy one, get one free’ will cover for defect rates of 1% or 0.1%.
@crweaver: Or get Caulfield a friendly SuperPAC!