Yes. As I said, I think this is a valid measure of progress. We progress when we become less wrong.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AkivaMCohen
How do you measure this? Without a destination in mind how do you measure positive movement against negative? Change isn't always good.
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Replying to @tblbadash @AkivaMCohen
In that case, I was talking about factual accuracy as a measure. Having more of that.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AkivaMCohen
Pretty hard to apply to religion generally.
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Replying to @tblbadash @AkivaMCohen
Well, yes. Disbelieving in them seems the most likely to be accurate.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AkivaMCohen
But by doing this we are abandoning the idea of becoming less wrong and just falling back on feelings.pic.twitter.com/sOlDzqAoYV
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Replying to @tblbadash @AkivaMCohen
What? Going with the probabilities and evidence is the opposite of this.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @AkivaMCohen
Is there evidence and/or any way to define the probabilities?
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Replying to @tblbadash @AkivaMCohen
No. There is not yet any reason to consider the God claim a serious proposition.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @tblbadash
Strongly disagree, but you don't want to get into it
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We can do but will be going over the same stuff, I suspect. Maybe next week tho, if you'd like to? Must focus on debate preparation now.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @tblbadash
Sure. Always enjoy a well reasoned back & forth
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