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I'm interested to know if anyone would have considered voting this up if the attempted rape portion of the metaphor had been omitted and the story had been ended just before then?
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[Link]: KIC 8462852, aka WTF star, "the most mysterious star in our galaxy", ETI candidate, etc.
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[Link]: KIC 8462852, aka WTF star, "the most mysterious star in our galaxy", ETI candidate, etc.
*What's the probability that this is caused by aliens? *
What is your own probability estimate? I am not sure I can accurately distinguish between below 1/100,000 and between 1/10,000 and 1/100,000. With probabilities this small I am not sure that any estimate is useful
I don't know what you mean with "letting on". The census asked very directly for a probability value of successful revival.
I don't know what you mean with "letting on". The census asked very directly for a probability value of successful revival.>
I mean that their actual revival estimate may be a lot higher than they are willing to acknowledge, which would explain the peace of mind.
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Cryonics: peace of mind vs. immortality
If I remember right the estimation of successful revival via cryonics by LW people who are signed up for cryonics is <0.2. I don't see how that is supposed to produce peace of mind.
It could well be, that their estimation of a successful revival is significantly higher than they are letting on.
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IMHO the 'attempted rape' claim is far more interpretation than substance - an interpretation that is specious at best.
I'll admit that I'd missed that part when I first read the post, I only noticed it after I went through the comments section
While almost everyone who commented interpreted it that way, I think it's also worth pointing out that at least one person in the comments thread missed the metaphor completely.