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0 pointsm1guelpf2y ago0 comments

everything has a non-zero chance of killing us.

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danuker2y ago· 2 in thread

living has a 100% chance of killing us

orbz2y ago

Anecdotally nothing has killed me yet, so clearly it can’t be a full 100%.

danuker2y ago

The heat death of the universe hasn't occurred yet, either.

dorkwood2y ago

I think when the parent wrote "us" they were referring to humanity. My doormat has a non-zero chance of killing me, but zero chance of killing humanity, for example.

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