Already in Hume’s day, it was clear to some that he failed to take into adequate account that the confluence of multiple, independent, and reliable witnesses increases the probability of testimony’s accuracy.[275] In the case of multiple, independent witnesses, one no longer requires extraordinary proof to secure a probability against prior improbabilities.[276] If Hume’s challenge against individual testimony was in some respects questionable, he did not even address the force of multiple testimony, which seriously changes the probability calculus.
