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The argument of "chance"
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RE: The argument of "chance"
February 21, 2015 at 12:11 pm
The big problem with the Argument from Big Numbers is that it doesn't even say anything: assuming we take the entirely manufactured numbers as real, the chance of this particular universe existing is exactly the same chance as any other variant universe existing, if it's represented at the same level of specificity as was used to come to the probability for this universe. There is no card in a deck of cards that has a higher chance of randomly being drawn than any other.

It literally just is "aren't you scared of this large number?!" and nothing else.
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The argument of "chance" - by xr34p3rx - February 21, 2015 at 12:55 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Pizza - February 21, 2015 at 2:08 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by xr34p3rx - February 21, 2015 at 2:35 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Norman Humann - February 21, 2015 at 4:39 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Tonus - February 21, 2015 at 9:43 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 21, 2015 at 7:05 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by dyresand - February 23, 2015 at 7:49 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Lucanus - February 21, 2015 at 2:42 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 2:43 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Neo-Scholastic - February 21, 2015 at 1:16 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 21, 2015 at 1:19 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Norman Humann - February 21, 2015 at 1:21 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Neo-Scholastic - February 21, 2015 at 1:35 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 21, 2015 at 1:50 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Neo-Scholastic - February 21, 2015 at 2:25 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 21, 2015 at 2:30 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Homeless Nutter - February 21, 2015 at 6:50 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Lucanus - February 21, 2015 at 3:02 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 3:30 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Alex K - February 21, 2015 at 4:20 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 4:42 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Alex K - February 21, 2015 at 5:17 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 5:52 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Dystopia - February 21, 2015 at 11:54 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Pizza - February 21, 2015 at 12:11 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 21, 2015 at 12:11 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 1:21 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Fidel_Castronaut - February 21, 2015 at 1:39 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 3:06 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Tonus - February 21, 2015 at 3:12 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Wiggy - February 21, 2015 at 9:01 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 21, 2015 at 9:37 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by veoli - February 23, 2015 at 9:15 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 23, 2015 at 9:38 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by abaris - February 23, 2015 at 9:41 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2015 at 10:35 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 9:05 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by IATIA - February 21, 2015 at 9:05 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Wiggy - February 21, 2015 at 9:12 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by rexbeccarox - February 21, 2015 at 9:13 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by rexbeccarox - February 22, 2015 at 2:49 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 22, 2015 at 2:52 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 23, 2015 at 6:45 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by IATIA - February 21, 2015 at 9:18 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by xr34p3rx - February 22, 2015 at 12:23 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 22, 2015 at 12:40 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by bennyboy - February 22, 2015 at 2:16 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by JesusHChrist - February 23, 2015 at 12:16 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Norman Humann - February 23, 2015 at 3:22 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Neo-Scholastic - February 22, 2015 at 8:29 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 22, 2015 at 8:44 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by bennyboy - February 22, 2015 at 11:05 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 21, 2015 at 9:21 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Wiggy - February 21, 2015 at 9:41 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 21, 2015 at 9:45 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 21, 2015 at 10:21 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Wiggy - February 23, 2015 at 8:15 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Alex K - February 23, 2015 at 8:23 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 23, 2015 at 11:24 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Pizza - February 23, 2015 at 4:18 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Simon Moon - February 23, 2015 at 6:25 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Tonus - February 21, 2015 at 10:28 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Grandizer - February 21, 2015 at 11:45 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Brakeman - February 22, 2015 at 12:11 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2015 at 6:25 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by rexbeccarox - February 23, 2015 at 6:41 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2015 at 7:36 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by IATIA - February 21, 2015 at 11:51 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by TheRealJoeFish - February 22, 2015 at 12:53 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 22, 2015 at 1:17 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 22, 2015 at 2:51 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Tonus - February 22, 2015 at 8:57 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 22, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Ravenshire - February 23, 2015 at 11:08 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by dyresand - February 24, 2015 at 12:21 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 23, 2015 at 8:39 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by ManMachine - February 23, 2015 at 8:40 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by robvalue - February 23, 2015 at 8:52 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Fidel_Castronaut - February 23, 2015 at 11:45 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Thumpalumpacus - February 23, 2015 at 5:26 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Valkyrie - February 23, 2015 at 9:20 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by dyresand - February 23, 2015 at 9:33 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by JesusHChrist - February 23, 2015 at 9:49 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Esquilax - February 23, 2015 at 10:19 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Dystopia - February 23, 2015 at 10:56 pm
RE: The argument of "chance" - by Thumpalumpacus - February 24, 2015 at 3:21 am
RE: The argument of "chance" - by The Reality Salesman - February 24, 2015 at 12:40 pm

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