Introduction

am retired from a university laboratory and have done a little reading in logic after retirement. It is possible that I might contribute here occasionally when I notice some point that seems susceptible to simple logical analysis. Gene Ledbetter

Why wasn't I born there instead of here?

could only have been born on Earth, then the probability that he would have been born on Earth is 100%. The answer to Q's question, ...why wasn't I born there instead of here?, is that the probability of his having been born there is 0%. Gene Ledbetter

Several Criticisms of the Doomsday Argument

, the statistical effect produced by Bostrom's ambiguous ball 7 would vanish. Gene Ledbetter --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Everything List group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Several Criticisms of the Doomsday Argument

, but with uniform random numbers of the interval [1,100]. Then, if you would draw the ball 517012 you would not know from which urn it was either. It is definitely a labeling artefact. Agreed. 8-) Gene Ledbetter - Get easy, one-click access to your