M. Adam Davis wrote:

> [...] but that even if human self-destruction is possible using these
> methods (and it's not at ALL clear that it's even possible, nevermind
> probable) it can still be considered an unlikely outcome.

"Unlikely" means that if you repeat the process, say, a hundred times, it
happens only, say, ten times. The problem is that we have only one shot --
not a good environment for applied statistics. 

Gerhard

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