tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post8987656338535109475..comments2023-11-02T04:21:10.340-04:00Comments on The way the Ball bounces: Quote of the Day: Prima Facie Evidence of DesignBallBounceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08776039024486455199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-71306504418040495712008-08-15T00:08:00.000-04:002008-08-15T00:08:00.000-04:00Typical Philosopher.. argument perfect .. nothing ...Typical Philosopher.. argument perfect .. nothing answered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-7793919209867796892008-08-14T15:16:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:16:00.000-04:00You're both wrong.Probability does not apply to pa...You're both wrong.<BR/><BR/>Probability does not apply to past events. It does not matter how small the probability that the universe evolved as it did by chance was. If that's what happened, that's what happened. <BR/><BR/>It's like saying, the probability of Joe being hit by lightning was so small, he could not possibly have been hit by lightning - *after* Joe was hit by lightning.<BR/><BR/>Probability is not evidence, either way.optimus2861https://www.blogger.com/profile/15629866080559422945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-8099026153139407582008-08-14T13:34:00.000-04:002008-08-14T13:34:00.000-04:00...or as you really meant 'The probability that it......or as you really meant 'The probability that it is right by chance is 100% because' chance is the only possibility.metasyntactic variablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943517061903157664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20385137.post-11846295721418202622008-08-14T12:06:00.000-04:002008-08-14T12:06:00.000-04:00Haven't we been through this...The probability tha...Haven't we been through this...<BR/><BR/>The probability that it is right by chance is 100% because it already happened...<BR/><BR/>Come to the policy convention, and we can hash this out over a beverage.Lore_Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03710650180695926821noreply@blogger.com