John Craig

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John Craig

British mathematician

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The probability of causes
In 1699 the British mathematician John Craig used probability to vindicate the truth of scripture and, more idiosyncratically, to forecast the end of time, when, due to the gradual attrition of truth through successive testimonies, the Christian religion would become no longer probable. The Scottish philosopher David Hume, more skeptically,…
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In 1699 the British mathematician John Craig used probability to vindicate the truth of scripture and, more idiosyncratically, to forecast the end of time, when, due to the gradual attrition of truth through successive testimonies, the Christian religion would become no longer probable. The Scottish philosopher David Hume, more skeptically,…
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