Nornagest comments on Boltzmann Brains and Anthropic Reference Classes (Updated) - Less Wrong
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That was poorly worded. I'd already updated the grandparent before you posted this; hopefully the revised version will be clearer.
I was talking about my formulation of the problem, not yours. Assuming you're not a Boltzmann brain does lead to a contradiction with one of my premises, specifically the one about invalid observations.