Spin Off Logic Problem From Genius-Religion Debate

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Stop with the off the subject IQ debate. Stipulate that the higher your IQ, the more likely you are to be right.

This is an interesting problem regarding our right to extrapolate. The Sklansky Extrapolation Question. I personally have not decided on an answer.

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If you make that stipulation there is no problem. Y must be false for this Trend to be consistent with the stipulation. With the stipulation the Trend should not happen for a Y that is True. If Y is True this Trend says that for this Y, the higher your IQ the more likely you are to be wrong. That's why bunny's point is so relevant. The stipulation may not be realistic, especially for this particular Y.



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