2010-10-18T11:04:49Z2011-03-11T08:57:45Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/7044This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/70442010-10-18T11:04:49ZA Third Route to the Doomsday ArgumentIn this paper, I present a solution to the Doomsday argument based on a third type of solution, by contrast to, on the one hand, the Carter-Leslie view and, on the other hand, the Eckhardt et al. analysis. I begin by strengthening both competing models by highlighting some variations of their original models, which renders them less vulnerable to several objections. I then describe a third line of solution, which incorporates insights from both Leslie and Eckhardt's models and fits more adequately with the human situation corresponding to DA. I argue then that this two-sided analogy casts new light on the reference class problem. This leads finally to a novel formulation of the argument that could well be more plausible than the original one.Paul Franceschi