A two-line joke nails the unfalsifiability of p(doom) believers
YogeshMalik · x · 2026-09-11
A minimalist satirical exchange: "What evidence would change your p(doom)?" — "Anything." — "What specifically?" — "Nothing." Pokes fun at doom arguments that hold extreme priors while rejecting any concrete falsification test.
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