Re: No prostrate cancer for some extropes (was Re: Optimism [Was: flame wars])

From: Brett Paatsch (bpaatsch@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Tue Jul 22 2003 - 11:04:19 MDT

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    Prostate cancer should not just be accepted
    lying down (in a prostrate position).

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    > Damien notes - in a post of another title:
    >
    > A Melbourne study has found that frequent masturbation
    > may protect men against prostate cancer.
    > --------
    >
    > [Bryan Moss]
    > > > >> I say the following with complete confidence:
    >
    > [Robert Bradbury]
    > > Hmmm... I think we need an extropian definition for "hubris"
    > > that goes significantly beyond that which I may (on rare
    > > occasions) [ sic ] demonstrate.
    >
    > [Eliezer]
    > I can understand why people accuse me of hubris....
    >
    > [Robin]
    > By the standards of most people, I have to be way way
    > into the upper tail of the distribution of hubris.
    >
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    >
    > So heres another Baysian problem whats the probability
    > of an extropian male getting prostate cancer?
    >
    > - Anon :-)
    >
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