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Sharlin • today at 12:24 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

It’s easy to never have to change your mind about anything if you insist on unreasonable enough standard of evidence. It’s, like, one of the oldest tricks in the book. Luckily, it’s not like there’s any need to try to change your mind in particular.


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wewewedxfgdf • today at 12:44 AM

>> if you insist on unreasonable enough standard of evidence

One single plausible scenario is not an unreasonable thing to ask for - just one.

If a politician/celebrity/tech person with significant influence/power claims that something might end humanity then they absolutely have the utterly minimal standard of evidence which is to describe one single realistic plausible mechanism at a detailed level that might lead to the worst possible thing ever to happen.

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