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Poll: Does evidence and lack of evidence go hand in hand with probability and improbability?
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Yes, and always/almost always.
33.33%
2 33.33%
Usually
16.67%
1 16.67%
Sometimes.
16.67%
1 16.67%
No, never.
33.33%
2 33.33%
I have no idea.
0%
0 0%
Total 6 vote(s) 100%
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Evidence and probability go hand in hand?
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RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand?
(November 7, 2008 at 8:32 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: So what makes you think the whole "God" idea is so improbable if you can't estimate his improbability due to lack of evidence? Complexity?

To my mind because it throws rationality out of the window ...if you allow "god dun it" as an explanation you no longer have to explain anything.

Kyu
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Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Edwardo Piet - November 5, 2008 at 11:07 am
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Tiberius - November 5, 2008 at 11:11 pm
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Tiberius - November 6, 2008 at 4:57 pm
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Kyuuketsuki - November 7, 2008 at 9:24 am
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Darwinian - November 7, 2008 at 9:31 am
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Darwinian - November 7, 2008 at 9:36 am
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Darwinian - November 7, 2008 at 9:38 am
RE: Evidence and probability go hand in hand? - by Darwinian - November 7, 2008 at 9:46 am

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