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Logic vs Evidence
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RE: Logic vs Evidence
(November 6, 2014 at 11:54 am)whateverist Wrote: Logical inference is only as good as the premises you start with. Logical inference applied to premises for which evidence is sufficient carries a lot of weight. Logical inference for ungrounded assumption almost guarantees garbage out. So no, logic never over rules evidence.

Except when it comes to determining the validity of evidence.
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Logic vs Evidence - by dimaniac - November 6, 2014 at 11:35 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Cato - November 6, 2014 at 11:40 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Brian37 - November 6, 2014 at 11:41 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Cyberman - November 6, 2014 at 11:41 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Whateverist - November 6, 2014 at 11:54 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by genkaus - November 6, 2014 at 12:00 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by DeistPaladin - November 6, 2014 at 11:55 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 6, 2014 at 12:48 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by jgnat - November 6, 2014 at 12:50 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 6, 2014 at 1:18 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Simon Moon - November 6, 2014 at 1:53 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by TreeSapNest - November 6, 2014 at 3:10 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by DeistPaladin - November 6, 2014 at 4:12 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Mudhammam - November 6, 2014 at 3:49 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by robvalue - November 6, 2014 at 4:17 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by DeistPaladin - November 6, 2014 at 5:40 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Mudhammam - November 6, 2014 at 6:14 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by DeistPaladin - November 6, 2014 at 6:24 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by TreeSapNest - November 6, 2014 at 5:02 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 6, 2014 at 7:15 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Alex K - November 6, 2014 at 8:22 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Cato - November 7, 2014 at 10:03 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by TreeSapNest - November 7, 2014 at 12:01 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Chas - November 8, 2014 at 11:13 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by dyresand - November 8, 2014 at 11:18 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by genkaus - November 7, 2014 at 10:32 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Chad32 - November 6, 2014 at 5:38 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by jgnat - November 6, 2014 at 7:18 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Fidel_Castronaut - November 7, 2014 at 6:46 am
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by MysticKnight - November 6, 2014 at 8:05 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Whateverist - November 7, 2014 at 11:24 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by dyresand - November 7, 2014 at 11:27 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Lao Shizi - November 8, 2014 at 3:41 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by Mequa - November 25, 2014 at 9:58 pm
RE: Logic vs Evidence - by bennyboy - November 25, 2014 at 10:41 pm

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