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

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Comment author: casebash 11 January 2016 10:21:00AM 0 points [-]

The manner in C' depends on your reference class. If your reference class is everyone, then it remains 99%. If your reference class is survivors, then it becomes 50%.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 11 January 2016 11:51:09AM 0 points [-]

Which shows how odd and arbitrary reference classes are.

Comment author: entirelyuseless 11 January 2016 02:50:14PM 0 points [-]

I don't think it is arbitrary. I responded to that argument in the comment chain here and still agree with that. (I am the same person as user Unknowns but changed my username some time ago.)