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Re:Your yearly dose of is-the-universe-a-simulation by jcbrand on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @04:37AM (#13929340)
> In the space of all possible universes it is unlikely that we live in the most probable one, but it is likely that we live in a probable one.

I was never great at probability theory, but wouldn't we by definition most likely be living in the most probable universe?

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Re:Your yearly dose of is-the-universe-a-simulation by ClassyJacket on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @05:41AM (#13929595)
Nope. Imagine there are million possible universes. Imagine the most probable has a probability of 1%. It'd still pretty unlikely that we live in that one, even tho it's more likely than any other one.
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