Resurrection 97% certain (apparently)

[Irish Murdoch]

See here:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/jesus-story-gets-it-97-right/2005/07/18/1121538921893.html?oneclick=true

Richard Swinburne argues that it's 97% certain that Jesus was raised from the dead. I want a calculator like his!

[Francois Tremblay]

Too bad he didn't understand that, if God existed, the probability would be 100%... what could oppose God ? So any lower probability means God doesn't exist.

[Starrman]

Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything,. 14% of people know that.
- Homer Simpson

[Bronze Dog]

Originally posted by Irish Murdoch
I want a calculator like his!
I'm reminded of something...

How many accountants does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

How many do you want it to be?

[RamblingOnwards]

Also being discussed here:
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=59830

[davidhorman]

Originally posted by Starrman
Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything,. 14% of people know that.

- Homer Simpson

Actually it was "forfty percent of people know that." which is what made it funny to me :D

David

[CurtC]

...and "Facts, schmacts. You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true."

[Starrman]

Actually it was "forfty percent of people know that." which is what made it funny to me

I watched the episode the other night and thought that is what I heard, but every quote site I found it on had it this way. I agree with you, much funnier with 'forfty'.

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