(February 11, 2010 at 1:03 pm)rjh4 Wrote: If you cannot know anything for certain, I guess you wouldn't even know how good your probability assessments are.I wouldn't for certain no... but I'm not talking about for absolutely certain am I? I'm talking about probabilistically.
Quote: So while you might think that one thing is more probable than another, you really don't know.Not for certain no... but very very close to certain indeed I reckon. Probability is measurable - and there's also a such thing as estimated probability.
Quote: So while you may think that it is more probable that God does not exist, you cannot even say this with any certainty[...]Not for any certainty? No I can know for some certainty, just as I said - not for absolute certainty.
Quote: as it might really be more probable that God exists (speaking from within your own worldview).
No because I have reasoning in my world view that makes be believe that God is indeed, highly improbable. I don't need to know for absolute certain to make probabilistic judgements...... - if I had to know for absolute certain then it wouldn't be probabilistic judgement.
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