Jack comments on Undiscriminating Skepticism - Less Wrong
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The selection should be read something like:
(Due to complexity)
In addition, the hypothesis does not become more likely once we consider the evidence...
"Due", not "do".
Also, I think the confusion merely arises from arrangement and Gricean-maxim(-like?) considerations - I predict adding "Further" before "[a]ny evidence" would suffice to invoke the correct interpretation.
You're obviously right on both counts. Edited.
Remember to flag the edit - I like the footnote method.