[extropy-chat] survey on fringe ideas: politics

[Dirk Bruere]

On 10/30/05, Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com> wrote:
>
> Do not confuse "certainty" with "absolute certainty". Science is
> about producing and quantifying certainty.
>
> - s
>
> On Oct 29, 2005, at 1:28 PM, ben wrote:
>
> > Dirk: "There is no certainty, and without certainty there is only
> > belief."
> >
> > This was said in irony, right?
> >
> > Cos the only thing which produces certainty is belief. Anyone with
> > their eyes open should be able to see that there is no such thing
> > as certainty. This is what science is all about. I'm stating the
> > obvious here, aren't i? I sincerely hope so.
>
>
There are only *beliefs*.
The only possible argument is over the statistics.

Dirk
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