7 ideas
2798 | Probability of H, given evidence E, is prob(H) x prob(E given H) / prob(E) [Horwich] |
2799 | Bayes' theorem explains why very surprising predictions have a higher value as evidence [Horwich] |
21386 | We should accept as explanations all the plausible ways in which something could come about [Epicurus] |
1748 | Archelaus was the first person to say that the universe is boundless [Archelaus, by Diog. Laertius] |
14051 | A cosmos is a collection of stars and an earth, with some sort of boundary, movement and shape [Epicurus] |
5989 | Archelaus said life began in a primeval slime [Archelaus, by Schofield] |
1828 | God does not intervene in heavenly movements, but is beyond all action and perfectly happy [Epicurus] |