cousin_it comments on Avoiding doomsday: a "proof" of the self-indication assumption - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 23 September 2009 06:19:23PM 7 points [-]

But they'll be well-calibrated in their expectation - most generations will be wrong, but most individuals will be right.

Comment author: cousin_it 24 September 2009 08:15:57AM * 3 points [-]

Woah, Eliezer defends the doomsday argument on frequentist grounds.