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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 3, 2016 at 9:34 pm
(November 3, 2016 at 8:31 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: (November 3, 2016 at 8:18 pm)bennyboy Wrote: RoadRunner, could you please give specific examples of anecdotes which you think might serve as useful evidence? And, if this thread will be to have any specific interests to Christians like you or atheists like most of the others-- examples of anecdotes which serve as evidence of any of the more important tenets of the Christian religion?
My understanding of an anecdote, is a short or amusing story, usually told as an example. Because of the brevity, and normally lack of details, I wouldn't normally consider them evidence, except perhaps where a previously established trust or background information is already established.
Okay let's not use that meaning. Let's use "anecdote" as equivalent to "personal testimonial." Do you believe that the testimonials of Christians, including historical early Christians, can be used as evidence for God?
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 3, 2016 at 9:46 pm
(November 3, 2016 at 9:34 pm)bennyboy Wrote: (November 3, 2016 at 8:31 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: My understanding of an anecdote, is a short or amusing story, usually told as an example. Because of the brevity, and normally lack of details, I wouldn't normally consider them evidence, except perhaps where a previously established trust or background information is already established.
Okay let's not use that meaning. Let's use "anecdote" as equivalent to "personal testimonial." Do you believe that the testimonials of Christians, including historical early Christians, can be used as evidence for God?
Yes... I do
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 3, 2016 at 11:08 pm
(November 3, 2016 at 9:46 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Yes... I do
...why?
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 3, 2016 at 11:40 pm
(November 3, 2016 at 7:37 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: (November 2, 2016 at 12:20 pm)Rhythm Wrote: it was to provide an example of an important life decision of your own that you made based upon .anecdote.
It would depend on how you define anecdote; but, given the way I am often seeing it used here, pretty much all of them, that where not based on first hand experience.
LOL...groundhog day. Care to be more specific. What important decisions have -you- made based upon anecdote...and what was the anecdote that led to making same-said important life decision?
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 4, 2016 at 12:00 am
(November 3, 2016 at 7:30 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: (November 1, 2016 at 10:56 pm)Irrational Wrote: Testimony is not necessarily 100% bullshit, of course. But you can't ever rely on testimony as your primary evidence for claims that are non-mundane and especially that relate to knowledge about the way reality is and works.
I am willing to compromise. I can believe that you all are either lying, crazy or delusional, until you provide empirical evidence to me and generally pretend to be hyper-skeptical. Should make the next thread about a police officer involved shooting fairly interesting (although I may gain some haters). I'll start by rejecting your claim about testimony and the way reality really works.
No, you're willing to be disingenuous. Part of this whole thing is that you also have to be intellectually honest.
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 4, 2016 at 5:29 am
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(November 3, 2016 at 11:40 pm)Rhythm Wrote: (November 3, 2016 at 7:37 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: It would depend on how you define anecdote; but, given the way I am often seeing it used here, pretty much all of them, that where not based on first hand experience.
LOL...groundhog day. Care to be more specific. What important decisions have -you- made based upon anecdote...and what was the anecdote that led to making same-said important life decision?
As I said, you need to define what you mean, by anecdote. Are we using a dictionary version of the word, or the one made up here?
Also, what do you qualify by important life decision?
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 4, 2016 at 5:37 am
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 4, 2016 at 5:39 am
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(November 4, 2016 at 5:29 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: (November 3, 2016 at 11:40 pm)Rhythm Wrote: LOL...groundhog day. Care to be more specific. What important decisions have -you- made based upon anecdote...and what was the anecdote that led to making same-said important life decision?
As I said, you need to define what you mean, by anecdote. Are we using a dictionary version of the word, or the one made up here?
Also, what do you qualify by important life decision?
WTF? You're the one who said you based pretty much all of you important life decisions on anecdote (that weren't based on firsthand experience, ofc...lol), you must have your own understanding of the term in mind, at least. It's not really up to me to decide what qualifies as an important life decision for you...now is it?
This might be the quickest dive into semantic evasion I've seen.
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RE: Anecdotal Evidence
November 4, 2016 at 9:05 am
(November 4, 2016 at 5:37 am)downbeatplumb Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16E-4avtddE
An interesting take on anecdotes.
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Anecdotal Evidence
November 4, 2016 at 9:16 am
(November 4, 2016 at 5:39 am)Rhythm Wrote: (November 4, 2016 at 5:29 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: As I said, you need to define what you mean, by anecdote. Are we using a dictionary version of the word, or the one made up here?
Also, what do you qualify by important life decision?
WTF? You're the one who said you based pretty much all of you important life decisions on anecdote (that weren't based on firsthand experience, ofc...lol), you must have your own understanding of the term in mind, at least. It's not really up to me to decide what qualifies as an important life decision for you...now is it?
This might be the quickest dive into semantic evasion I've seen.
This is "the real religion" thread all over again. Thanks for wasting everyone's time...again...RR.
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