A Primer on the Doomsday Argument

Re:A Primer on the Doomsday Argument by bicknergseng on Monday August 18, 2014 @01:56PM (#8193678)

"If the Doomsday argument is correct, what precisely does it show?"

That philosophers are not statisticians?

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Re:A Primer on the Doomsday Argument by AnimalMuppet on Monday August 18, 2014 @02:05PM (#8193703)

That philosophers take their arguments too seriously?

I mean, this is fine as an interesting thought exercise. To the degree that you take it seriously as applying to the real world, to that degree you need... something. Perspective? To not take fine-sounding argument so seriously? To take a long walk? To get a life?

Not everything that cannot be logically disproven is true. Not everything that cannot be logically disproven should be acted upon as if it were true. It is useful to know when to smile at the philosophical earnestness and then just go on with your life.

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Re:A Primer on the Doomsday Argument by otakucode on Monday August 18, 2014 @04:16PM (#8194401)

"That we have a level of ignorance and inability to predict the future... and a poor understanding of where that ignorance and inability comes from."

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