Incredulous Logic

[Statler Waldorf]

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I only believe things that there is enough evidence for.

Why else would I believe them?

Examples:

I think it is quite likely that there is life on other planets, but as there is no positive proof to support it, I do not believe that it is true,just quite likely.

I believe there is not an elephant in my kitchen because I have just come from the kitchen where there was no elephant, a usual sized elephant would not be able to fit through my doors, I could not see any elephants in the vicinity of my kitchen, this is not an area frequented by elephants and to the best of my knowledge an elephant has never previously been in my kitchen.

I believe that there is a sink in my kitchen because I have just washed something in the sink in my kitchen, I have not heard any sounds that indicate the removal of my sink, my sink has always been in the kitchen since its installaton for which I have a receipt.

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Do you believe that the natural laws we observe today will continue in the future? For example, that every time you drop a ball it will fall to the ground? If you do believe this to be true, what is your evidence for this?