Daniel_Burfoot comments on Against picking up pennies - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Daniel_Burfoot 14 December 2009 06:51:30AM 1 point [-]

It is not too unlikely that, through this mechanism, my picking up a penny has saved a life.

I believe your calculation is off by at least an order of magnitude.

Comment author: wedrifid 14 December 2009 07:17:51AM 1 point [-]

I believe your calculation is off by at least an order of magnitude.

Just how unlikely is "too unlikely"? Maybe she just cares about lives an order of magnitude more than you expect her to.

Comment author: Alicorn 14 December 2009 02:22:43PM * 0 points [-]

Where did I perform anything best described as a "calculation"?