zslastman comments on Yes, Virginia, You Can Be 99.99% (Or More!) Certain That 53 Is Prime - Less Wrong

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Comment author: zslastman 07 November 2013 05:54:56PM 0 points [-]

Isn't it also the case that you are, in that case, receiving extraordinary evidence? If people were as unreliable about lottery numbers as they are about religion you would in fact remain pretty skeptical about the actual number.