Yahooey comments on Rationality Quotes September 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Yahooey 04 September 2013 07:55:15PM 14 points [-]

There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is impossible.

— Jack Vance, The Languages of Pao

Comment author: wedrifid 12 September 2013 11:59:53PM 10 points [-]

There are no absolute certainties in this universe [..] is impossible.

Improbable would seem more appropriate.

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