more on this theme | more from this thinker | more from this text
Full Idea
A claim that might be very plausible given one set of background beliefs might be highly implausible when evaluated in the light of a different set of background beliefs.
Gist of Idea
How we evaluate evidence depends on our background beliefs
Source
Tim Bayne (Thought: a very short introduction [2013], Ch.7)
Book Ref
Bayne,Tim: 'Thought: a very short introduction' [OUP 2013], p.99