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Witness Evidence
RE: Witness Evidence
(December 5, 2015 at 10:30 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Does this apply to yourself as well?

Applies to everyone pretty much. No one testimony can be fully trusted. For mundane claims, it doesn't matter much because, true or not, the claim is mundane and doesn't require serious consideration. But when it is a serious claim, then evidence needs to be there to back up someone's testimony. Otherwise, it would be dangerously easy for example to declare innocent people guilty just by providing some testimony against them. It would also mean we should take anyone's words that some super fascinating extremely unlikely event happened even if we can't verify it for ourselves. Jesus' resurrection for example.
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Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 10, 2015 at 11:31 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Valkyrie - November 10, 2015 at 11:34 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Neo-Scholastic - November 11, 2015 at 4:55 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by abaris - November 11, 2015 at 5:19 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by ignoramus - November 10, 2015 at 11:50 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Foxaèr - November 10, 2015 at 11:53 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by mediocrates - November 10, 2015 at 11:59 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Chad32 - November 11, 2015 at 12:39 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by jenny1972 - November 11, 2015 at 12:50 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 11, 2015 at 4:51 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by ignoramus - November 11, 2015 at 1:11 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 11, 2015 at 1:37 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by jenny1972 - November 11, 2015 at 2:26 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 11, 2015 at 2:35 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 11, 2015 at 2:59 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 11, 2015 at 3:20 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 11, 2015 at 11:40 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 11, 2015 at 11:45 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by brewer - November 11, 2015 at 3:23 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by ignoramus - November 11, 2015 at 4:33 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 11, 2015 at 5:18 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 11, 2015 at 5:33 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 11, 2015 at 5:38 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 11, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 11, 2015 at 6:09 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 11, 2015 at 6:12 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 11, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 11, 2015 at 6:29 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 12, 2015 at 12:12 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Foxaèr - November 12, 2015 at 1:34 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 12, 2015 at 2:37 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by abaris - November 12, 2015 at 5:11 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 12, 2015 at 2:01 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 13, 2015 at 11:55 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 14, 2015 at 5:49 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 14, 2015 at 8:07 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 14, 2015 at 8:25 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 15, 2015 at 8:14 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Nay_Sayer - November 15, 2015 at 8:19 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 9:11 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - November 12, 2015 at 2:57 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 11, 2015 at 6:14 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 11, 2015 at 7:49 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by ignoramus - November 11, 2015 at 11:35 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 11, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by jenny1972 - November 11, 2015 at 10:20 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 11, 2015 at 10:02 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 11, 2015 at 10:28 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Homeless Nutter - November 12, 2015 at 12:44 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Mudhammam - November 12, 2015 at 5:58 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by houseofcantor - November 12, 2015 at 7:47 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Mudhammam - November 12, 2015 at 9:04 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 12, 2015 at 8:00 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 12, 2015 at 8:50 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 12, 2015 at 9:21 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by houseofcantor - November 12, 2015 at 11:37 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 13, 2015 at 11:53 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Nay_Sayer - November 12, 2015 at 8:59 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by brewer - November 12, 2015 at 3:14 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - November 12, 2015 at 3:19 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 12, 2015 at 4:59 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 13, 2015 at 12:46 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by TheRocketSurgeon - November 13, 2015 at 10:20 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 14, 2015 at 12:54 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 13, 2015 at 12:59 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 13, 2015 at 1:10 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 13, 2015 at 1:19 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 13, 2015 at 5:28 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 13, 2015 at 2:56 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 13, 2015 at 5:27 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 13, 2015 at 8:11 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 14, 2015 at 12:12 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Foxaèr - November 14, 2015 at 12:14 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2015 at 10:28 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 13, 2015 at 10:30 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2015 at 10:33 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by TheRocketSurgeon - November 13, 2015 at 11:11 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 13, 2015 at 11:13 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 14, 2015 at 7:38 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 9:14 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 9:26 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 15, 2015 at 9:22 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 9:27 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 9:35 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 15, 2015 at 10:07 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 15, 2015 at 9:31 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 15, 2015 at 9:44 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 9:44 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 15, 2015 at 9:55 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 16, 2015 at 6:53 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 9:58 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 10:07 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 15, 2015 at 10:08 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 10:15 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 15, 2015 at 10:17 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 16, 2015 at 6:28 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 16, 2015 at 8:09 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 17, 2015 at 12:34 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 17, 2015 at 6:23 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 10:18 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 10:30 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 10:21 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 10:25 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 15, 2015 at 10:35 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 10:26 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 10:34 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 10:37 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 15, 2015 at 11:31 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 15, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 16, 2015 at 1:40 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 16, 2015 at 2:23 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 16, 2015 at 7:52 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 16, 2015 at 6:53 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 16, 2015 at 1:34 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 16, 2015 at 2:16 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - November 16, 2015 at 7:54 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 17, 2015 at 3:51 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 17, 2015 at 11:45 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 17, 2015 at 5:05 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 17, 2015 at 6:35 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 17, 2015 at 7:38 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 17, 2015 at 7:41 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 17, 2015 at 11:25 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 17, 2015 at 9:38 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 18, 2015 at 9:41 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 18, 2015 at 10:39 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 19, 2015 at 11:54 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 18, 2015 at 10:02 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 18, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 18, 2015 at 10:32 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 18, 2015 at 10:49 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 18, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by ApeNotKillApe - November 18, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 18, 2015 at 10:57 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 18, 2015 at 11:10 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - November 19, 2015 at 7:55 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by brewer - November 19, 2015 at 10:42 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by ignoramus - November 19, 2015 at 5:53 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 19, 2015 at 7:26 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - November 19, 2015 at 2:27 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by The Grand Nudger - November 19, 2015 at 2:32 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 21, 2015 at 1:01 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 21, 2015 at 11:58 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Cato - November 21, 2015 at 12:37 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 21, 2015 at 4:39 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 21, 2015 at 12:08 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 21, 2015 at 12:32 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 21, 2015 at 1:47 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 21, 2015 at 1:48 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 21, 2015 at 1:55 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 21, 2015 at 2:55 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - November 21, 2015 at 1:50 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 21, 2015 at 4:28 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 21, 2015 at 4:31 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 21, 2015 at 4:41 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - November 21, 2015 at 10:54 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 21, 2015 at 11:02 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 21, 2015 at 12:06 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 21, 2015 at 12:50 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Cato - November 21, 2015 at 1:18 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 21, 2015 at 2:26 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - November 21, 2015 at 2:37 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Thumpalumpacus - November 21, 2015 at 2:59 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 21, 2015 at 3:57 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - November 21, 2015 at 6:52 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 22, 2015 at 1:28 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Foxaèr - November 22, 2015 at 1:32 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 30, 2015 at 11:52 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - December 1, 2015 at 10:56 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - December 2, 2015 at 12:44 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - December 4, 2015 at 12:50 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - December 4, 2015 at 11:09 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - December 4, 2015 at 11:07 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by robvalue - November 22, 2015 at 10:09 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - November 22, 2015 at 1:52 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by ignoramus - November 22, 2015 at 4:03 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 30, 2015 at 11:52 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - December 4, 2015 at 11:48 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - December 5, 2015 at 8:14 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - December 5, 2015 at 10:30 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Grandizer - December 5, 2015 at 10:51 am
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RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - December 5, 2015 at 2:21 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - December 4, 2015 at 11:30 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by brewer - December 5, 2015 at 8:25 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - December 5, 2015 at 9:50 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by brewer - December 5, 2015 at 5:11 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by downbeatplumb - December 5, 2015 at 12:14 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - December 5, 2015 at 12:26 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - December 5, 2015 at 1:08 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by Minimalist - December 5, 2015 at 3:59 pm
RE: Witness Evidence - by IATIA - December 6, 2015 at 1:58 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by bennyboy - December 6, 2015 at 2:39 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by DespondentFishdeathMasochismo - December 6, 2015 at 8:44 am
RE: Witness Evidence - by Edwardo Piet - December 8, 2015 at 5:27 pm
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RE: Witness Evidence - by Angrboda - December 9, 2015 at 3:59 pm
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