Almost any proposition is probable, he says. “Since we are not angels, but men, we have evident knowledge of scarcely four things, so we are required to act according to probable opinions.” While intrinsic probability is relevant to judges in law, who are not versed in theology, it is not a useful criterion in general, as it is possessed by any proposition that is not against faith and has enough reasons in its favor to confuse objectors; in fact the only really improbable opinions are self-contradictory ones.
