[Phys-l] Wikipedia on Epistemology

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

Here's a sample paragraph on the Lottery Paradox from
 Wikipedia's article on Epistemology.

   <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistemology>

"If the paradox had to be put in a few premises, as it was in
Peter Klein's Certainty, it would look like this:
"Premise 1: There's probabilistic evidence that one is justified
in believing that ticket 1 will lose, and justified in believing
ticket 2 will lose ... and justified in believing ticket n will lose.
Premise 2: If one is justified in believing that ticket 1 will lose,
and justified in believing ticket 2 will lose ... and justified in
believing ticket n will lose, then one is justified in believing
that ticket 1, and ticket 2 ... and ticket n will lose..

Premise 3: There's probabilistic evidence that one is not
justified in believing that ticket 1, and ticket 2 ... and
ticket n will lose.
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Conclusion: Therefore, one is justified in believing that
 ticket 1, and ticket 2 ... and ticket n will lose and not
justified in believing that ticket 1, and ticket 2 ... and
ticket n will lose. "



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!