I now have two and half months of free time .What a luxury!I was reading a book called"The curious incident of the dog in the night-time" by Mark haddon,i came across a problem called the monty hall problem in this book.Have a look at the problem below-
The Monty Hall problem is a puzzle involving probability loosely based on the American game show Let's Make a Deal. The name comes from the show's host, Monty Hall. The problem is also called the Monty Hall paradox; it is a veridical paradox in the sense that the solution is counterintuitive.A well-known statement of the problem was published in Parade magazine:Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?
If you think it wouldnt make any difference because the probability of the car being in anyone one of the two unopened gates is the same,think again because that would be wrong.This is one classic example where intuition fails and logic gives the right answer.so which is more powerful -logic or intuition?well ,i think it depends on the situation.I will tell you how i use a combination of logic and intuition in my chemistry exam (if the paper is objective type).1)I read the question twice 2)then i intuitively guess the answer.Since "I" think this is the right answer, i for sure know that it will NOT be the right answer.So now i have to choose between 3 options3)among the these 3 options i select that answer that i think is right ,i mean intuitively right.So now i can rule out this option too.Now i am left with 2 options4)repeat the process once more .thus,the correct answer is obtained!
nOw here is a question -what used one use more in life ?logic or intuition?