I’m not claiming that this is a likely scenario (it might be, but that’s not the point). It’s about the meaning, not the truth. The question is what kind of hazards specifically steven0461 might be referring to, regardless of whether such hazards are likely to occur in reality (“has the potential to cause great harm” is also not a claim about high credence, only about great harm).
Personally I feel the forum finds the topic uninteresting, so that it’s hard to spark a continuing discussion, even if someone decides to write a lot of good posts on it. I also don’t expect a nontrivial amount of toxic debate. But that’s the nature of risks, they can be a cause for concern even when unlikely to materialize.
I’m not claiming that this is a likely scenario (it might be, but that’s not the point). It’s about the meaning, not the truth. The question is what kind of hazards specifically steven0461 might be referring to, regardless of whether such hazards are likely to occur in reality (“has the potential to cause great harm” is also not a claim about high credence, only about great harm).
Personally I feel the forum finds the topic uninteresting, so that it’s hard to spark a continuing discussion, even if someone decides to write a lot of good posts on it. I also don’t expect a nontrivial amount of toxic debate. But that’s the nature of risks, they can be a cause for concern even when unlikely to materialize.