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The Antecedent Probability Principle, the Proportional Principle & Carl Sagan

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03-31-2012 11:10 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Tangle
03-30-2012 2:41 PM

Tangle writes:
The logical conclusion of this argument is that miracles cannot exist.
No. The rational conclusion is that one should be highly skeptical of claims of miracles.
Jesus was a liberal hippie
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03-31-2012 4:46 PM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Tangle
03-31-2012 1:05 PM

Tangle writes:
We seem to be agreed that it can never be rational to accept a miracle because we can never get to the necessary level of evidence.
I'd be cautious about saying "never". Science advances, in part, by finding newer and better ways of getting evidence.
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