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nradov
18 days ago
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Guess I'm a rationalist now
The precautionary principle is stupid. If people had followed it then we'd still be living in caves.
ummonk
18 days ago
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I take it you think the survivorship bias principle and the anthropic principle are also stupid?
nradov
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Don't presume to know what I think.
ummonk
18 days ago
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Don't make an argument based on survivorship bias then...
nradov
17 days ago
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That's a logical fallacy. You haven't established any bias.
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