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    Decision Theory

    Prescriptive decision theory holds that we should make the decision that has the best chance of getting us the best result. For example, if you are considering whether to play the lottery we should realize that the amount to enter vs. the chances of winning vs. the payoff makes that a bad...
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    Physicalism

    It is commonly believed by most (or perhaps all) atheists that everything is physical. That is to say that reality consists only of material objects, such as atoms, molecules, etc., and physical phenomena that can be measured (such as nuclear forces, electromagnetic radiation, etc). It is my...
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    Scientific Empiricism

    If a new user logged into the forum and announced that he simply knew, as a matter of innate knowledge, that Jesus was the Christ, that evolution was false, and that God had created the universe, this person would come under some serious criticism. Those who fancy themselves witty might retort...
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    Dogmatism

    If you are certain of something, then you should hold the truth of that thing regardless the evidence presented against it. To do so would be irrational. Yet if you hold to a theory when the evidence disproves it, you are also irrational. Therefore, it is irrational to be certain of anything...
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    Statistics Challenge

    It is commonly argued here in this forum that there is overwhelming evidence in favor of Darwinism that makes the chance that Darwinism is true quite high. However, when I start talking to people here about statistics and calculations and working out the probabilities, most people don't seem to...
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    Psychological Test

    Because of Labor Day, I wasn’t able to post yesterday and won’t be able to post much today. However, I was rather interested in the results of a certain psychological test and so I’ve decided to post it here to see which choice those who debate with me would choose. According to the test...
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    Why Would An Agnostic Doubt the Theory of Evolution

    NotedStrangePerson, in response to http://www.christianforums.com/t7817482-20/#post65454608 I provide you with this answer: Evolution, the fact, is simply that the frequency of alleles changes from generation to generation. In most areas of science the theory of a known phenomenon is a...
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    Bill Nye Doesn't Exist

    Bill Nye Doesn’t Exist (An inductive argument) Since there are a large number of true believers in induction, I decided to demonstrate, inductively, that Bill Nye doesn’t exist. Now the argument that Bill Nye doesn’t exist is equivalent to the argument that the set of all (Bill Nye) does...
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    Logic 102

    After repeatedly being chastened for logical fallacies, some scientists have gotten a little bit smarter. Rather than committing the same old logical errors, they have branched out into new and subtler forms. Let’s look at the following example: Chimp and human DNA are more than 98 percent...
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    Logic 101

    We can use letters, such as P, as truth variables. These variables have the property of being either true or not true. It is customary to assign the number 1 to a variable if it is true and 0 if it is false. If we have two truth variables, such as P and Q, we can begin to form operations...
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    Evaluating Evolution

    Many Christians believe that evolution is a fairy tale invented by atheists to let them avoid moral responsibility for their actions. Others say that evolution is “only a theory.” However, some Evolution apologists say that evolution is a fact. Others say that evolution is a theory, but that...
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