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by avidiax 650 days ago
There's a near-zero possibility that the next potato chip in the bag has been laced with cyanide. But if you never eat any potato chips, there's a definite 0% chance that you'll die of cyanide-laced potato chips.

This kind of thinking never holds up when it's a small chance of a horrible outcome.

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How many potato chip killers have there been?

How many lottery winners?

More people have died from toxic food than won the jackpot.