What's wrong with probability?

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Tyler MillsOP·​#4761·​

I will probably not want to learn a new language in the next year.

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Tyler MillsOP·​#4762·​·​Criticism

It is mistaken to apply probabilistic thinking to human affairs, because they involve knowledge, and the growth of knowledge cannot be predicted.

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