Decius comments on Voting is like donating thousands of dollars to charity - Less Wrong

32 Post author: Academian 05 November 2012 01:02AM

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Comment author: Decius 05 November 2012 05:33:36PM 1 point [-]

Is a .001% chance of making a difference still a chance of making a difference? Is a seven-sigma chance still a chance?

Comment author: Mark_Eichenlaub 05 November 2012 06:00:54PM *  0 points [-]

All of them are obviously still chances. I never said that a very small probability wasn't a chance. I said that it might rationally be treated in a different manner than larger chances due to risk-aversion.