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Anubis Joringer
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Posted - 2013.06.22 17:28:00 -
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Simetraz wrote:[quote=Moth Eisig]Probably because that athiest will be the first person to come over and help you out if a tree fell on your house or need help moving in , or fixing that fence or whatever in RL.
Statistically unlikely: atheists, even if we include the agnostics, are a fairly small group in just about every country. |
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Posted - 2013.06.22 17:42:00 -
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Avon wrote:Anubis Joringer wrote:Simetraz wrote:[quote=Moth Eisig]Probably because that athiest will be the first person to come over and help you out if a tree fell on your house or need help moving in , or fixing that fence or whatever in RL.
Statistically unlikely: atheists, even if we include the agnostics, are a fairly small group in just about every country. They make up 31.9% of the population of England (as of 2011)
Then in England, ceteris paribus, the person helping you out has a 31.9% chance of being an atheist. I fail to see how it follows that the first person to help you out would probably be an athiest, seeing as they're only about 1/3 of the population. |
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Posted - 2013.06.22 17:47:00 -
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Avon wrote:Anubis Joringer wrote:
Then in England, ceteris paribus, the person helping you out has a 31.9% chance of being an atheist. I fail to see how it follows that the first person to help you out would probably be an athiest, seeing as they're only about 1/3 of the population.
Because, statistically, most of the Christians are retired and probably waiting for God. See what I did there?
Make up a statistic and not bother to look up two measly words of latin? If you've got proof that everyone except athiests is lazy and uncaring, by all means cite it. |
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Posted - 2013.06.22 17:57:00 -
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Avon wrote:Anubis Joringer wrote:Avon wrote:Anubis Joringer wrote:
Then in England, ceteris paribus, the person helping you out has a 31.9% chance of being an atheist. I fail to see how it follows that the first person to help you out would probably be an athiest, seeing as they're only about 1/3 of the population.
Because, statistically, most of the Christians are retired and probably waiting for God. See what I did there? Make up a statistic and not bother to look up two measly words of latin? If you've got proof that everyone except athiests is lazy and uncaring, by all means cite it. If you aren't lazy go get the statistics yourself - they aren't hard to find.
The philosophic burden of proof lies on the person challenging the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis in this case is that religious philosophy is immaterial to probability of assisting another human being. You challenge this, stating that if a person receives help from another person the probability of the assistor not believing in any gods is >50%, and therefore the burden of proof lies with you. Cite your sources. |
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Posted - 2013.06.22 18:04:00 -
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Avon wrote:Anubis Joringer wrote:
The philosophic burden of proof lies on the person challenging the null hypothesis. The null hypothesis in this case is that religious philosophy is immaterial to probability of assisting another human being. You challenge this, stating that if a person receives help from another person the probability of the assistor not believing in any gods is >50%, and therefore the burden of proof lies with you. Cite your sources.
What's up man, do you lack faith in that which is not proven to you?
Why do you presume I'm religous? |
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