[ExI] atheism

[Stathis Papaioannou]

2009/12/16 David <deimtee at optusnet.com.au>:

> You are conflating two different probabilities here. There is a low
> probability of an asteroid impact per time unit.  This probability
> increases as the time considered gets longer.
> The probability that God exists (one in a thousand in Dawkin's
> argument) is not time dependent. Either he exists or he does not, and
> the duration of the observing period makes no difference.

One in a thousand chance of God existing seems awfully generous! If
the probability is the same for each one of all possible gods then
that would mean it is almost certain that at least one god exists.


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Stathis Papaioannou