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The correct answer to this is that mathematically, E has to be certain. But mathematics (at least the mathematics which we currently use) does not correspond precisely to the reality of how beliefs work, but only approximately. In reality, it is possible for E (and everything that changed our mind about E or about H) to be somewhat uncertain. That simply says that reality is a bit more than math.