CCC comments on Mysterious Answers to Mysterious Questions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CCC 19 October 2012 05:24:50PM 1 point [-]

On the other hand, if you're the kind of person who (on discovering that you will die in a plane crash) takes care to avoid plane crashes, wouldn't that increase your expected life span?

Moreover, these two attitudes - avoiding plane crashes and engaging in non-plane-related risky activities - are not mutually exclusive.