[UA] Risking it - Sunbjectivity or objectivity?

[Royal Minister of Stuff]

True.  As was pointed out in another post:
The DEFINITION of Chance is objective, but our only
data on it is subjective.

--- Nick Wedig <mrteapot at disinfo.net> wrote:

> The problem is that the example in the book does
> not deal with chance.  Chance and luck are concepts
> that are basically subjective.  For anything on the
> normal level of human action (not quantum physics
> and the like) everything is determined by some
> physical principles and previous actions.  When I
> speak of the chances of getting the bullet in
> Russian roullette, whether I get it or not is
> determined by how hard I spin the chamber, friction
> and other factors that the bodybag can't consciously
> calculate.  There's not really any undetermined (ie,
> random) factors there, only unknown ones.  The same
> is true of the sealed gun.  It may or may not be
> loaded, but that's determined by unknown and
> uncontrolled factors.
> 
> Mr. Teapot
> inherently subjective
> 
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