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No, I think recklessness is not just a product of probability, but probability multiplied by the potential damage. Recklessness is sometimes beyond mere negligence simply because of the potential damage being risked by the unreasonable behavior. Consider:
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of causing a minor cold.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of causing a minor auto accident.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of killing innocent people by driving drunk.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of setting off a nuclear bomb in a major city.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of causing the EOTWAWKI.
Not all are reckless. But some surely are. Driving drunk is reckless, precisely because the potential damage is so high.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of causing a minor cold.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of causing a minor auto accident.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of killing innocent people by driving drunk.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of setting off a nuclear bomb in a major city.
An act that has 1 in 1000 chances of causing the EOTWAWKI.
Not all are reckless. But some surely are. Driving drunk is reckless, precisely because the potential damage is so high.