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  • Originally posted by seer View Post

    But settled supposes certainty, or you could never suggest it was settled.
    Not as used in the phrase "settled science".

    Source: https://skepticalscience.com/settled-science.htm



    Skeptics often claim that the science of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is not “settled”. But to the extent that this statement is true it is trivial, and to the extent that it is important it is false. No science is ever “settled”; science deals in probabilities, not certainties. When the probability of something approaches 100%, then we can regard the science, colloquially, as “settled”.

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    • Originally posted by Stoic View Post

      Not as used in the phrase "settled science".

      Source: https://skepticalscience.com/settled-science.htm



      Skeptics often claim that the science of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is not “settled”. But to the extent that this statement is true it is trivial, and to the extent that it is important it is false. No science is ever “settled”; science deals in probabilities, not certainties. When the probability of something approaches 100%, then we can regard the science, colloquially, as “settled”.

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      So it is colloquially 'settled.'
      Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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      • Originally posted by seer View Post
        So it is colloquially 'settled.'
        Yeah, the probability is only "approaching" 100%.

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        • Originally posted by seer View Post

          So the theory of evolution is not absolutely true?
          Evolution by natural selection is one of the best substantiated theories in the history of science. I was referring to deductive arguments in ‘formal logic’ which are purely academic. Unlike science it has no mechanism for verifying its premises.
          “He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.

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          • Originally posted by Stoic View Post
            Yeah, the probability is only "approaching" 100%.
            That's not high enough for Seer to believe it, because he's super-skeptical and carefully nuanced in his beliefs...

            ...so only believes in things when the probability is approaching 0%, like God and Christianity.
            "I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
            "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism" - George Orwell
            "[Capitalism] as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evils. I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy" - Albert Einstein

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            • Originally posted by Starlight View Post
              ...so only believes in things when the probability is approaching 0%, like God and Christianity.
              How does the existence of God have a zero probability? Or are you just making stuff up again...

              That's not high enough for Seer to believe it, because he's super-skeptical and carefully nuanced in his beliefs...
              Yet I'm the only one supporting the idea that the laws of logic are absolute, on which all reason depends...
              Last edited by seer; 03-05-2021, 07:20 AM.
              Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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              • Originally posted by Stoic View Post

                Yeah, the probability is only "approaching" 100%.
                Seems like semantics to me...
                Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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                • Originally posted by Tassman View Post

                  Evolution by natural selection is one of the best substantiated theories in the history of science. I was referring to deductive arguments in ‘formal logic’ which are purely academic. Unlike science it has no mechanism for verifying its premises.
                  Well how do you confirm anything scientifically if the laws of logic are not absolute? If the LONC is not absolute then in principle the theory of evolution could be both true and false.
                  Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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                  • Originally posted by seer View Post
                    Seems like semantics to me...
                    Semantics are important. Otherwise, people will tend to conflate "approximately 100%" with "exactly 100%".

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                    • Originally posted by Stoic View Post

                      Semantics are important. Otherwise, people will tend to conflate "approximately 100%" with "exactly 100%".
                      Yes they are - so they should not use the term settled. That sounds like certainty.
                      Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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                      • Originally posted by seer View Post

                        Well how do you confirm anything scientifically if the laws of logic are not absolute? If the LONC is not absolute then in principle the theory of evolution could be both true and false.
                        Unlike Logic, scientific theories are verified and substantiated via scientific methodology. A problem is identified, relevant data is gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from this data, and the hypothesis is then empirically tested and verified or falsified.

                        Conversely, the laws of logic are based upon axioms, i.e., maxims or rules that are universally agreed upon but which do not exist in their own right.
                        “He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.

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                        • Originally posted by seer View Post
                          Yes they are - so they should not use the term settled. That sounds like certainty.
                          I'm sorry if it's confusing, but in the context of science, it just means close enough to certain that there's no serious question about it.

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                          • Originally posted by Tassman View Post

                            Unlike Logic, scientific theories are verified and substantiated via scientific methodology. A problem is identified, relevant data is gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from this data, and the hypothesis is then empirically tested and verified or falsified.

                            Conversely, the laws of logic are based upon axioms, i.e., maxims or rules that are universally agreed upon but which do not exist in their own right.
                            How can anything be verified or substantiated if the LONC is not absolute? Water boils at around 212 degrees, water does not boil at around 212 degrees. If the laws of logic are not universal then in theory true contradictions can exist - all science fails, as does all reason.
                            Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...

                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s

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                            • Originally posted by seer View Post

                              How can anything be verified or substantiated if the LONC is not absolute? Water boils at around 212 degrees, water does not boil at around 212 degrees. If the laws of logic are not universal then in theory true contradictions can exist - all science fails, as does all reason.
                              The boiling-point of water can be empirically tested and verified regardless of the personal opinions about it. Conversely, the Laws of Logic are only absolute for as long as the maxims upon which they are based are universally agreed upon.
                              “He felt that his whole life was a kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.” - Douglas Adams.

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                              • Originally posted by Tassman View Post

                                The boiling-point of water can be empirically tested and verified regardless of the personal opinions about it. Conversely, the Laws of Logic are only absolute for as long as the maxims upon which they are based are universally agreed upon.
                                A = A will always be true because it's a tautology. The LNC flows form that tautology. The LEM is admittedly iffy.
                                P1) If , then I win.

                                P2)

                                C) I win.

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