[extropy-chat] Atheism in Decline

Olga Bourlin fauxever at sprynet.com
Tue Mar 8 05:14:38 UTC 2005


From: ""Hal Finney"" <hal at finney.org>

> I'd suggest applying some of the basic principles of Bayesian reasoning
> to the question of atheism vs belief in God.  Bayesian reasoning works
> on the basis of probability.

There is no reason to use this little exercise regarding 
[G][g]od(s)[ess][esses] any more than putting magic bean stalks, mermaids, 
elves, ghosts, pookas and the like through the same Bayesian reasoning.

Is there?

Olga 





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