Practical illustration: reliable coworker Jeff missing work — evidence overcomes prior probability
Mike uses an everyday scenario to illustrate how evidence should override prior probability.
Scenario: coworker Jeff has never missed work in 20 years (very low prior probability of absence). You get a call saying he is absent. Then a text from Jeff confirming a family emergency. Do you go back to sleep because the prior probability is so low? Obviously not — the evidence (call + text) overrides the prior. Applied to the resurrection: ignoring the evidence because of a perceived low prior probability is not rational.
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Genesis 2:15-20
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Commentary: Naming as Epistemology, Not Authority
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