ShardPhoenix comments on Survey Results - Less Wrong

48 Post author: Yvain 12 May 2009 10:09PM

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Comment author: steven0461 13 May 2009 08:30:34PM *  6 points [-]

The main thing I take away from this survey is that many of us still think they can assign 99%+ probabilities based on no good info (the aliens and existential risk questions stand out in particular). Maybe the LW community needs to focus more on the basics?

Comment author: ShardPhoenix 15 May 2009 07:13:35AM 4 points [-]

I voted for a high probability of life occurring at least once elsewhere in the universe due to a combination of the very large size of the universe and the generalized Copernican principle.