Sunday, November 30, 2008

Example of Bad Reasoning - Miracles

Why would I Believe a Miracle Report?
*Because I have experience that reports of witnesses tend to be true. My belief is based on inductive extrapolation.

Why Shouldn’t I Believe a Miracle Report?
*Typically, the inductive evidence against any miracle will be far stronger than the inductive evidence in favour. I have lots of experience of people being mistaken, misled, tricked …

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