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Absence of Evidence
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RE: Absence of Evidence
April 17, 2012 at 9:42 am
(April 17, 2012 at 9:40 am)Zen Badger Wrote:
(April 17, 2012 at 9:21 am)genkaus Wrote:
(April 17, 2012 at 9:03 am)Zen Badger Wrote: it would be more accurate to say that until evidence is produced we have no valid reason to believe...in Russell's teapot, in unicorns or god/s.

Whether to believe or not is not what is being discussed here, is it?

To believe or to know?

I believe there is life on other planets for good statistical reasons.

But until we actually find substantive evidence I don't know .

To know.
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Absence of Evidence

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Absence of Evidence - by genkaus - April 17, 2012 at 8:42 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by Zen Badger - April 17, 2012 at 9:03 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by genkaus - April 17, 2012 at 9:21 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by Zen Badger - April 17, 2012 at 9:40 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by genkaus - April 17, 2012 at 9:42 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by DeistPaladin - April 17, 2012 at 9:24 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by Neo-Scholastic - April 17, 2012 at 10:18 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by DeistPaladin - April 17, 2012 at 11:05 am
RE: Absence of Evidence - by genkaus - April 17, 2012 at 11:58 am

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