Street Epistemology - Practice

[RoadRunner79]

Yes, you want to move the goal posts or raise the bar (same thing).  What is the nature that you think is different?  To me, they are a similar type of claim, that should require similar evidence or reason.  Do you just "raise the bar" for claims that you wish not to believe?

To you, my garage dragon is as likely as my cat?

No, where do you get that from?

I don't think that you read what I said.  I probably would make assumptions or grant on good faith, that you have a cat, whereas the claim that you have a dragon may raise some more questions.  But the point, is, that the reasons are the same for both.    Would you agree, that reasons and logic should be held consistently and equally?

Yes. Therefore, if you accept that I have a cat, you should also accept that I have an invisible garage dragon on the basis of consistency. If not, why not?

If given sufficient evidence and reason yes.  But frankly, your acting kind of shifty and squirrely right now.   I'm not inclined to grant you much on the cat.