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Paradoxes in Probability TheorySeven Paradoxes

Paradoxes in Probability Theory: Seven Paradoxes [How long will the human race survive? The Doomsday argument has been proposed not as paradox, but as a serious proposal about the prospects of human survival. It is paradoxical because elementary probability reasoning is used to go from a mundane fact to a truly extraordinary conclusion. As with any probability paradox it is a question of locating the fallacy.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Paradoxes in Probability TheorySeven Paradoxes

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Springer Netherlands
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© The Author(s) 2013
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978-94-007-5139-2
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1 –4
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10.1007/978-94-007-5140-8_1
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[How long will the human race survive? The Doomsday argument has been proposed not as paradox, but as a serious proposal about the prospects of human survival. It is paradoxical because elementary probability reasoning is used to go from a mundane fact to a truly extraordinary conclusion. As with any probability paradox it is a question of locating the fallacy.]

Published: Sep 27, 2012

Keywords: Doomsday Argument; Probability Paradoxes; Extraordinary Conclusion; Mundane Facts; Small Lotteries

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