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numeri • yesterday at 7:09 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

The problem isn't about what you think is the most likely scenario, the problem is the possibility of any of the many worst cases.


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RobGR • yesterday at 10:00 PM

That's just applying Pascal's wager, and you can argue for or against any action that way if some fanciful extreme hypothesis of infinite harm is treated as serious.

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