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The whole basis of law is elimination of "epistemic uncertainty" and threshold of evidence for an event. If this is not possible, the case is not proved, theref
by drucken 14y ago
The whole basis of law is elimination of "epistemic uncertainty" and threshold of evidence for an event. If this is not possible, the case is not proved, therefore case dimissed.
Sherlock Holme's statement is a statement of method, not statement of proof.
In other words, the law is far greater than Bayesian probability or any method, including scientific, since the burden of proof is from the evidence with the primary legal threshold of "innocent until proven guilty".
- Dylan16807 14y agoHow many times in this comment page do people need to be reminded that the burden of proof in civil cases is only 51%, not "beyond reasonable doubt" like criminal cases.