Re: So, *Are* We Alone?

Posted by Russell Standish on Apr 08, 2012; 11:06pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/So-Are-We-Alone-tp7425235p7448484.html

On Sun, Apr 08, 2012 at 12:23:25PM -0600, Nicholas  Thompson wrote:

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> I think we either have to be prepared to say why our faith [in induction]
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> is better than their [faith in God], or be prepared to be beaten all the way
> back
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> into the Dark Ages.  Hence my interest in the problem of induction.
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>  

What does "faith in induction" mean? Induction is something one
does. Does one have faith in jogging?

Cheers

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