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	Inverse gambler's fallacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		More generally, the inverse gambler's fallacy states that an improbable event can be made less improbable by the hypothesis that many similar events exist, and that the hypothesis is thence confirmed by the improbable event.
		The inverse gambler's fallacy is a tempting mistake in judgments of probability, comparable to the gambler's fallacy whence its name derives.
		As in the gambler's fallacy, the flaw can be exposed by the slogan "dice have no memory".
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Inverse_gamblers_fallacy (1308 words)

	inverse gamblers fallacy - OneLook Dictionary Search
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	Gambler
		Inverse gambler's fallacy The inverse gambler's fallacy is a tempting mistake in judgments of gambler's fallacy whence i...
		Gambler's fallacy The gambler's fallacy is one of many common misunderstandings which arise in everyday reasoning about...
		The Gambler (novella) The Gambler is a novella by Russian civil servant.
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	Luck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The gambler's fallacy and inverse gambler's fallacy are both related to belief in luck.
		The belief in luck as a supernatural phenomenon is generally regarded by rationalists as a form of magical thinking.
		For example: a drunk driver may ascribe their arrest to the bad luck of being observed by a patrolman, or the bad luck of being involved in a traffic accident (perhaps not even the victim's fault), as a way of avoiding personal responsibility for their actions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luck (1453 words)

	Luck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The gambler's fallacy and inverse gambler's fallacy are both related to belief in luck.
		The belief in luck as a supernatural phenomenon is generally regarded by rationalists as a form of magical thinking.
		For example: a drunk driver may ascribe their arrest to the bad luck of being observed by a patrolman, or the bad luck of being involved in a traffic accident (perhaps not even the victim's fault), as a way of avoiding personal responsibility for their actions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luck (1417 words)

	Summary_1(1-26-99)
		The “inverse gambler’s fallacy” was brought up by the presenters as a counter to the need for multiple universe theory to explain the existence of our perfectly fine-tuned universe.
		This analogy is extended to multiple universe theory because it may be a fallacy to believe that the existence of more than one universe increases/increased the probability that this universe would be fine-tuned to support life.
		Calculating probabilities for constants of this universe have no restrictions meaning that our best guess for other universes is that they are exactly the same as ours or parallel.
	www-ssg.sr.unh.edu /preceptorial/Summaries_2003/summary6_DVo_2003.html (1079 words)

	Luck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		inverse gambler's fallacy are both related to belief in luck.
		For example: a drunk driver may ascribe their arrest to the bad luck of being observed by a patrolman, or the bad luck of being involved in a traffic accident (perhaps not even the victim's fault), as a way of avoiding personal responsibility for his/her actions.
		Discworld series, luck is an anthropomorphic personification known as the Lady, who, while not a goddess, is powerful enough to be the rival of the god Fate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luck (1079 words)

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