DanArmak comments on Boltzmann Brains and Anthropic Reference Classes (Updated) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 04 June 2012 02:17:56PM 2 points [-]

the odds of a Boltzmann brain are so minuscule

Why do you think that? That's precisely the point of discussion.

Please start by explaining whether you think BBs are very unlikely to exist over the history of the universe, or whether (reading your wording carefully) many BBs (will) exist but you think being one is unlikely for some reason.