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    A contingent proposition is true in some cases. — Carmelics
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    Supports→The credence in a contingent proposition should always be greater than the credence in a logical falsehood.

    A contingent proposition is true in some cases.

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    A contingent proposition is true in some cases, while a logical falsehood is true in no cases at all. So perhaps the credence in the former should always be greater than the credence in the latter, which must be 0. This line of thought motivates the following norm:

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