The Laplace Principle

Started by Erik Narramore, February 04, 2022, 06:16:03 AM

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February 04, 2022, 06:16:03 AM Last Edit: November 08, 2022, 02:21:46 PM by Erik Narramore
Robert W. Boutflour, Jnr. maintained to the jury that he measured his wealth in friends, not 'LSD'.  I don't accept that.  On the other hand, I must say that the idea he, or any other family member, would frame Jeremy is an extraordinary claim and must meet Laplace's principle, or rather, Carl Sagan's rewording of Laplace:

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence

- known as the Sagan standard.

The Laplace principle is not insurmountable, though.
"If the accusation is not proved beyond reasonable doubt against the man accused in the dock, then by law he is entitled to be acquitted, because that is the way our rules work.  It is no concession to give him the benefit of the doubt. He is entitled by law to a verdict of Not Guilty." - R v Adams
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