| Ben Finney 2007-09-26, 7:33 am |
| Martin Uecker <muecker@gmx.de> writes:
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 06:33:40PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> I trust special relativity, because nobody has disproven it yet.
Really? I trust the theory of special relativity because there is
enormous evidence supporting it, and little evidence against it.
In the case of "there are no messages, therefore I trust the security
of the system", that's faith — belief in spite of an utter lack of
evidence.
> Do you think this is blissfull ignorance, too?
Worse, it's foolish.
In the lack of *any* evidence either way on a question, it's foolish
to hold any position but "unknown"; and, if the question is important
for a matter of trust, it's imperative to *get* some evidence before
extending any trust.
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Ben Finney
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