RE: standard of evidence
October 2, 2013 at 9:24 am
(This post was last modified: October 2, 2013 at 9:36 am by Rational AKD.)
(October 2, 2013 at 9:19 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Until you actually show him some ice, then if he is a rational person he will accept it.
Therefore, bad analogy.
I disagree. I would say multiple independent attestations are adequate to confirm it exists. though you can certainly confirm it doesn't require an extraordinary amount of evidence, or even being shown ice wouldn't be enough, because how do you know it's really ice and not an elaborate hoax?
also, there's a problem of conflicting subjective opinions. to a Christian, the proposition of theism is not extraordinary at all, but to an atheist it is. so who's opinion trumps the other and why? this is why subjective claims can't be in any sense logical and don't belong in rational discussion concerning claims of truth.
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