 ... been no previous concert,) there is a probability distinct from that which may be termed the sum of the probabilities resulting from the testimonies of the witnesses, a probability which would remain even though the witnesses were of such a character...  De la vie et de la mort des nations, par l'abbé Gabriel ...by abbé Marie Gabriel - 1857 - 464 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 462 pages
...though the witnesses were of such a character as to merit no faith at all. This, probability ariseth purely from the concurrence itself. That such a concurrence...infinite : that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact. Now to... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 530 pages
...should the witnesses be of such a character its to merit no faiih at all. This probability ariseth from the concurrence itself. That such a concurrence...should spring from chance, is as one to infinite, in other words, morally impossible : if therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause... | |
 | George Campbell - 1807 - 294 pages
...nay, should the witnesses be of such a character as to merit no faith at all. This probability ariseth from the concurrence itself. That such a concurrence...should spring from chance, is as one to infinite, in other words, morally impossible ; if, therefore, concert be excluded, there remains no other cause... | |
 | George Campbell - 1823 - 590 pages
...nay, should the witnesses be of such a character as to merit no faith at all. This probability arises from the concurrence itself. That such a concurrence...should spring from chance, is as one to infinite, in other words, morally impossible ; if therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1833 - 376 pages
...lost on them. Hence it is, as was remarked in the Treatise on Fallacies, that the sophism of rence itself. That such a concurrence should spring from...infinite ; that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact." Campbell's... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 pages
...in fixing the degree of credibility. But of these I shall have occasion to take notice afterwards. It deserves likewise to be attended to on this subject,...infinite ; that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact. Now to... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1839 - 372 pages
...lost on them. Hence it is, as was remarked in the Treatise on Fallacies, that the sophism of rence itself. That such a concurrence should spring from...infinite ; that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact." Campbell's... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 450 pages
...there could have been no previous concert), there is a probability distinct 9 Essay on Miracles, p. 2. from that which may be termed the sum of the probabilities...infinite ; that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact. Now to... | |
 | Richard Whately (abp. of Dublin.) - 1841 - 558 pages
...none, f but * See Essay on Omissions, &c. 1st Series, Essay 6. •f It is observed by Dr. Campbell that "It deserves likewise to be attended to on this subject,...infinite ; that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact." Campbell's... | |
 | Richard Whately - 1841 - 374 pages
...lost on them. Hence it is, as was remarked in the Treatise on Fallacies, that the sophism of rence itself. That such a concurrence should spring from...infinite ; that is, in other words, morally impossible. If therefore concert be excluded, there remains no other cause but the reality of the fact." Campbell's... | |
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