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timbgray t1_iymjco9 wrote

I enjoyed the article, what follows is context, not criticism.

If you come across an article that contains what seem to be large numbers, or infinities (which I did’t see here) take a minute to get at least a sense of what really large numbers are like, (or small numbers as the inverse of a really large number) Numberphile has some good videos on Graham’s number and Tree Three. These really large numbers provide a useful context. If an author pulls out what seems to be a small probability, appreciate how massive that “small” probability is compared to the range of possible really small probabilities.

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