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-29 Post author: Will_Newsome 02 June 2012 12:08AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 02 June 2012 02:39:44AM 3 points [-]

Losing credibility in the eyes of the wise, though, is impossible.

Not so. Be wrong on stuff that matters when you clearly had enough evidence available to reach the correct decision (and they previously would have expected you to be correct). If that doesn't cause you to lose credibility in their eyes then I reject either your definition of "credibility" or "wise".

I guess I could just claim to be God

It would be sufficient to claim that there is a god (and it is this particular God) despite the information you had available. See above.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 02 June 2012 03:07:39AM *  -2 points [-]

It would be sufficient to claim that there is a god

You'd be surprised. Many people I know think this fact is true, some think it should be obvious. And these are wise people.