RE: Witness Evidence
November 22, 2015 at 7:24 pm
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2015 at 7:37 pm by bennyboy.)
Summary of this thread:
1) "More than 1000mm of rain falls in Vancouver each year." I accept someone's "testimony" at face value, proving that testimony is, at least sometimes, an acceptable form of evidence.
2) "Jesus walked on water." Since testimony is an acceptable form of evidence (proven in point 1 or I'm an inconsistent hypocrite!), and since there is no other evidence available, the testimony is the best form of evidence.
3) "Jesus can enter my heart and cure my kidney stones if my faith is strong enough." ibid.
If I don't agree with all of this, I'm showing bias in favor of believing in rain, and against believing Jesus walked on water. Because that's how Scientism works: I willingly accept whatever testimony I already believe in, and ignore the powerful testimony of Scripture and of living Christians.
1) "More than 1000mm of rain falls in Vancouver each year." I accept someone's "testimony" at face value, proving that testimony is, at least sometimes, an acceptable form of evidence.
2) "Jesus walked on water." Since testimony is an acceptable form of evidence (proven in point 1 or I'm an inconsistent hypocrite!), and since there is no other evidence available, the testimony is the best form of evidence.
3) "Jesus can enter my heart and cure my kidney stones if my faith is strong enough." ibid.
If I don't agree with all of this, I'm showing bias in favor of believing in rain, and against believing Jesus walked on water. Because that's how Scientism works: I willingly accept whatever testimony I already believe in, and ignore the powerful testimony of Scripture and of living Christians.