The atomic theory of chemistry is pretty damned certain.
There is a world of difference between “pretty damned” and “completely”.
The problem is not being willing to assign confidence values so close to one that our brains can no longer tell the difference. The problem is doing so improperly.
I love the repeated metaphor of milestones, roads, and journeys. Ah, progress! The bliss that comes from the belief that the destination is known and inevitable!
There is a world of difference between “pretty damned” and “completely”.
The problem is not being willing to assign confidence values so close to one that our brains can no longer tell the difference. The problem is doing so improperly.
I love the repeated metaphor of milestones, roads, and journeys. Ah, progress! The bliss that comes from the belief that the destination is known and inevitable!