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0 pointsStratoscope14y ago0 comments

> their chances of getting hit by lightning while simultaneously getting hit by a bus while crossing the street are still better than winning the lottery

While I agree with you in philosophy, I wonder if that is the best example. I don't think I've ever seen a news report of someone getting hit by lightning and a bus at the same time, but people do seem to win the lottery on a fairly regular basis. This suggests that winning the lottery may be the more likely of the two.

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danssig14y ago

Someone winning the lottery is more likely than someone getting hit by a bus while being struck by lightening. You specifically winning the lottery is probably less likely than you specifically getting hit by a bus at the same time as being struck by lightening.

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