The precautionary principle is stupid. If people had followed it then we'd still... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		nradov 70 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Guess I'm a rationalist now The precautionary principle is stupid. If people had followed it then we'd still be living in caves.

ummonk 70 days ago [–]

I take it you think the survivorship bias principle and the anthropic principle are also stupid?

nradov 70 days ago | [–]

Don't presume to know what I think.

ummonk 69 days ago | | [–]

Don't make an argument based on survivorship bias then...

nradov 69 days ago | | [–]

That's a logical fallacy. You haven't established any bias.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact