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- From: cj@eno.esd.sgi.com.esd.sgi.com (C.J. Silverio)
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- Subject: Re: An example of Mark Cochran's "reasoning" abilities
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- Date: 11 Jan 93 20:08:19 GMT
- References: <1993Jan10.204849.23116@ncsu.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan10.204849.23116@ncsu.edu>, dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu writes:
- | "Lack of proof in favor of
- | existance can be considered to resonably show nonexistance. This holds
- | true in many areas. Lack of proof of the existance of a god has lead
- | many peopel to conclude that no such being exists."
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- | mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran) writes:
- | <1993Jan6.200941.13165@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu|
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- Have you heard of the null hypothesis, Doug? Of Occam's Razor?
- While Mark Cochran doesn't word this as rigorously as I would,
- his reasoning is still correct.
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- cj@eno.esd.sgi.com C J Silverio/Brahms Gang/Berkeley CA 94720
- "To come with a well-informed mind is to come with an inability
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