Ixiel comments on Lesswrong 2016 Survey - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Ixiel 15 April 2016 04:06:39PM 2 points [-]

I mentioned this in previous years but I'll bring it up again: I had to skip "odds of supernatural."

Without examples, it seems like an easy "0," because it really sounds to me like "odds of something false."

It strictly includes God, however, and I would answer "odds God is supernatural" as also 0.

So it is unclear whether I should answer for odds of God (the rest is zero to me, so God + 0 = God), which might be 60-80%, or odds of supernatural given my understanding of God (Superman theist. There's a provident entity, but trusting people who used 40 to mean "a whole bunch" with understanding infinity seems silly. It's just a lot cooler than humans. And part of nature.), which is zero.

Again, skipped, and I may be the only Superman theist here so don't change it for just one person, but seemed worth repeating since there's a new person at the survey's helm.