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no, your doubts are not legiimate.
First, if "there is only one Universe" was a legitimate argument against using probability and statistics in cosmology, it would also be a legiimate argument against using probability and statistics when playing poker. "There is only one Universe, and in this Universe you either have a royal flush or you don't. It makes no sense to say you have one with probability 0.005%." "But we could repeat this experiment many times!" "But not in this room on Wednesday October 16th at 2 pm!"
I believe you are stuck in a frequentist interpretation of probability theory which is just not up to the job for cosmology. Maybe try taking a more Bayesian stance.
(1/2)
John Carlos Baez /
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2024-10-16 17:46:06
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