If two independent juries listened to the same courtroom evidence and rendered verdicts separately, the rate of agreement between them would be depressingly low, showing that 'beyond a reasonable doubt' provides far less certainty than the phrase implies.

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Speaker

Richard Dawkins

Evidence Quote

“if you imagine having two juries independently listening to the same evidence...we probably don't want to know the answer”

Source

Steven Pinker Meets Richard Dawkins | On Reason and Rationality— How To Academy
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:18:49 AM

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