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> by this logic we should just follow the fantasies of whoever comes up with the most catastrophic scenario - no matter the likelihood. This is called "Pascal'
by comicjk 14y ago
> by this logic we should just follow the fantasies of whoever comes up with the most catastrophic scenario - no matter the likelihood.
This is called "Pascal's Mugging." http://lesswrong.com/lw/kd/pascals_mugging_tiny_probabilities_of_vast/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/kd/pascals_mugging_tiny_probabilitie...