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    It is not the case that Sober's analysis of the observation selection effect fails

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    • 1.Sober identifies the observation selection effect with the conjunction 'We exist, and if we exist, the constants must be right'
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    • 2.The weaker, purely conditional statement 'If we exist, the constants must be right' suffices to capture the observation selection effect
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    • 3.Sober's stronger formulation incorrectly identifies what the observation selection effect amounts to
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