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RE: Dilbert with a message for theists
November 29, 2011 at 2:48 am
Quote:we are justified in believing it to be true. That makes sense to me.


That is NOT what he said. We are justified in believing SOME correlations being the most likely explanation, not in believing it is necessarily true. Hence correlation certainly does imply causation,but it does NOT prove it.
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Dilbert with a message for theists - by Minimalist - November 28, 2011 at 12:13 pm
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Anomalocaris - November 28, 2011 at 12:26 pm
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Rayaan - November 28, 2011 at 2:16 pm
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by fr0d0 - November 28, 2011 at 6:30 pm
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Tiberius - November 28, 2011 at 6:48 pm
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Minimalist - November 28, 2011 at 7:03 pm
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Rayaan - November 29, 2011 at 1:15 am
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by The Magic Pudding - November 29, 2011 at 6:44 am
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Minimalist - November 29, 2011 at 1:49 am
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by padraic - November 29, 2011 at 2:00 am
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Rayaan - November 29, 2011 at 2:29 am
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by padraic - November 29, 2011 at 2:48 am
RE: Dilbert with a message for theists - by Rayaan - November 29, 2011 at 3:55 am

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