Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

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Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:05 pm

Well, they are. :biggrin:
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by devogue » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:06 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:Well, they are. :biggrin:
Doesn't "perfectly improbable" = impossible?

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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:06 pm

I'm not certain about the 'perfectly' bit - I'd go with fallibly improbable myself. :tea:
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:14 pm

Gertie wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:Well, they are. :biggrin:
Doesn't "perfectly improbable" = impossible?

:ask:
"No, Zaphod. Just very very improbable.”
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by devogue » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:16 pm

Coito ergo sum wrote:
Gertie wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:Well, they are. :biggrin:
Doesn't "perfectly improbable" = impossible?

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"No, Zaphod. Just very very improbable.”
"very, very" isn't perfect.

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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by Coito ergo sum » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:23 pm

Gertie wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:
Gertie wrote:
Coito ergo sum wrote:Well, they are. :biggrin:
Doesn't "perfectly improbable" = impossible?

:ask:
"No, Zaphod. Just very very improbable.”
"very, very" isn't perfect.

:leave:
Impossible =/= improbable

Perfectly improbable is as near to impossible as you can get without actually being impossible. One unit of probability below impossible. :biggrin:
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by Pappa » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:29 pm

Doesn't perfectly improbably just mean the same as improbable. In the same way that perfectly real = real or perfectly square = square?
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by Jay G » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:32 pm

Your problem is that you have not tasted my Jesus.
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by devogue » Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:40 pm

Pappa wrote:Doesn't perfectly improbably just mean the same as improbable. In the same way that perfectly real = real or perfectly square = square?
No, because by nature a square and reality is 100% real.

Improbable is not 100% and the level of improbability can vary, therefore it is impossible to be perfectly improbable.
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Re: Sorry theists, but gods are perfectly improbable.

Post by affirmedatheist » Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:09 am

Jay G wrote:Your problem is that you have not tasted my Jesus.
Does he come in chocolate flavour yet?

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