doomsday argument
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probabilistic argument that claims to predict the number of future members of the human species given an estimate of the total number of humans born so far
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Within Vinony's link graph, doomsday argument is referenced by 236 other articles, and connects out to prior probability, philosophy and extinction.
It sits within the topics 1983 introductions, Doomsday scenarios and Probabilistic arguments.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.