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RE: The lies we tell ourselves - the gambler's fallacy
What you didn't mention was that continuing to bet black for the opposite reason would also be the gambler's fallacy. :)
The human brain is amazing at noticing patterns, but it overdoes it, and finds patterns where they don't exist, such as rain dances and sacrifices. It took us thousands of years to learn to balance one of our species greatest gifts.