Probable First Cause: Academic philosophers contribute to plausibility of belief in supernatural

Christianity Today ^ | 7/9/02

[rhema]

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[rhema]

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[RightWhale]

the probability of Jesus' resurrection at "a whopping 97 percent,"

Understand this: the probability of Jesus' resurrection is "a whopping 100 percent,"

[joesnuffy]

the probability of Jesus' resurrection at "a whopping 97 percent," Well isnt that special....I'll bet the Lord was thrilled to hear the academics give him a whoping review...

[RightWhale]

the Lord was thrilled

I don't know if the Lord is thrilled with anything, but it's better than a lot of the things he hears.

[MEGoody]

"For some decades now, Swinburne has been arguing that while the existence of God is improbable, the nonexistence of God is far more improbable."

This sounds like doublespeak.

[aSkeptic]

Hobbes said it best IMO.

fear of things invisible, RELIGION

fear of things invisible not allowed, SUPERSTITION

[general_re]

A ping for some mathematically inclined freepers

Personally, I don't see how any such calculation can be anything other than a product of one's initial assumptions, but then again, what do I know? My Fields Medal hasn't shown up yet - the mail must be a bit slow around here ;)

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

How many secular humanist liberals does it take to reach an infinte ontological regression?

[Seti 1]

Mathematicians like to diddle around with whimsical ideas. It's when they publish them that they go wrong.

[PatrickHenry]

Theological statistics ping.

[Junior]

For some decades now, Swinburne has been arguing that while the existence of God is improbable, the nonexistence of God is far more improbable.

Definitely Douglas Adams' territory...

[Physicist]

For some decades now, Swinburne has been arguing that while the existence of God is improbable, the nonexistence of God is far more improbable.

The secret word for the day is UNITARITY.

[VadeRetro]

Well, if the guy's done calculations that's it then. I calculate the odds of his calculations being right at .00012 percent.

[VRWC_minion]

3% leaves plenty of room for atheists to squeeze through.

[general_re]

I calculate the odds of his calculations being right at .00012 percent.

Ah, I've run the numbers on my Banana 9000, and the odds that you are correct in your calculations of his calculations are a whopping 94.357%. Good show.

[VadeRetro]

Ahh! The Banana 9000! Sounds like something from Bloom County back when the Macintosh was making it's first big splash.

Do you suppose those guys from the future could feed me a few Lotto numbers?

[general_re]

I once knew someone who assured me, tongue in cheek, that they were going to win next week's Lotto drawing - it was a certainty. But then I suggested to them that they didn't even have to wait until next week - if they were certain to win, surely any bank would be more than happy to give them a loan right now against their future winnings of next week...

[VadeRetro]

Yep! Looks like my old 512K Fat Mac on legs. (Bought in spring of '85, thrown into a dumpster in '92.)