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Docx. and PDF attached. -Jay49er

We’ve got some exciting things in the works at IPA. This week we’re beginning development on a brand-new course covering Bayesian Epistemology and Rational Belief Formation alongside one of the leading scholars in the world working in this area. The goal isn’t just to teach Bayes’ Theorem. We want to help you understand how rational belief revision actually works, how evidence affects probability, how cumulative cases are built, and how these principles apply to questions about Christianity, history, miracles, science, and everyday reasoning. We’re also going to be building practical tools alongside the course, including: 📊 A Bayes Calculator 📈 Evidence-weighting tools 🧠 Interactive probability visualizations 🔬 Resources to help you apply Bayesian reasoning to real-world arguments and evidence If you had a chance to learn a topic with us: what topic? And what scholars would you want to hear from?

Hey guys! Over the next three weeks I’ll be reading Steven Ray’s “Upon This Rock” as part of my summer research project to determine if I should join the Catholic church. For this project, I wanted to develop some criteria that, if answered, would compel conversion. It seems kinda easy, for example, “Jesus set up an infallible Petrine office” could be a criterion. My question is, which exact propositions should be proven true for one to accept Catholicism? Also any input on the book I’m about to read would be appreciated.

I know that these forums are usually for announcements, discussions of research findings, and even just input on a specific topic. Still, I was also thinking, because we have SO MANY content creators in here, including Apollos, IP, Than, and of course Tim. I wanted to ask some questions about those who have experience doing live calls (specifically from platforms like TikTok, and YouTube). 1. How do you know when you are ready? This is something I think about all the time when wanting to start going live on TikTok and other platforms: I have the means and the access; I just don't know if I am ready for "the smoke". I talk in Discord chatrooms all the time about complex topics and feel confident with most people whom I encounter there, but how do I know when I am ready for live? 2. How should you react when you don't know something (and an important clarifier), and the guest is trying to make you feel not qualified for knowing something? Not knowing something and just admitting it, and just ending that portion of the conversation, is one thing, because that's just humility. It's a complete other thing when you have "influence," and you are live, and a guest is making you look as if you are "cooked," "baked," or not qualified just for knowledge gapping you. This isn't a problem for me, because I know this is just untrue, but for an audience that has been primed to be very reactionary to this type of content, it might be a different story. How should I respond when that accusation is made? That's basically it lol. Any feedback or thoughts from anyone will be much appreciated!