“There is nothing in the nature of a miracle that should render it incredible:;: its credibility depends upon the nature of the evidence by which it is supported. An event of extreme probability will not necessarily command our belief unless upon a sufficiency of proof; and so an event which we may regard as highly improbable may command our belief if it is sustained by sufficient evidence. So that the credibility or incredibility of an event does not rest upon the nature of the event itself, but depends upon the nature and sufficiency of the proof which sustains it.” IfsShouldMayDoeBeliefEventsDependsEvidenceMiracleRegardIncrediblesExtremesProofCommandSufficientProbabilityCredibilityImprobableSufficiency Book:Passages from the Life of a Philosopher Source: Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
“Scientists are stuck in this belief that we tell people probabilities, not absolute answers.” PeopleBeliefAnswersScientistAbsolutesStuckProbability Author:Stephen Schneider
“According to theism, if a universe is to have any probability of existing, this probability is dependent upon God's beliefs, desires and creative acts. But the Hartle-Hawking probability is not dependent on any supernatural considerations; Hartle and Hawking do not sum over anything supernatural in their path integral derivation of the probability amplitude.” IfsDesireReligionUniverseBeliefCreativePathDependentConsiderationProbabilityTheism Author:Quentin Smith
“The source of Pyrrhonism comes from failing to distinguish between a demonstration, a proof and a probability. A demonstration supposes that the contradictory idea is impossible; a proof of fact is where all the reasons lead to belief, without there being any pretext for doubt; a probability is where the reasons for belief are stronger than those for doubting.” IdeasReasonFactsBeliefDoubtImpossibleFailingSourceStrongerProofProbabilityContradictoryDemonstrationPretext Author:Andrew Michael Ramsay