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Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
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RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
(November 8, 2015 at 11:55 am)Minimalist Wrote: That's because your argument was trashed on Post #2.  You seem incapable of understanding the inherent difference between a claim like a) it is raining outside and b) a dead jew came back to life to atone for my sins.

The outlandishness of the claim determines the evidence needed to support it.  All claims are not created equal.

I covered that... if you read the OP. 

Also, it would seem that if you determine that  claim is "outlandish" enough, then you can pretty much deny anything.    It's all subjectively up to you. Do you think that observation is enough to demonstrate something as possible? Are there things, which must be seen personally to be believed, or can substantiated observation by others be enough? 

I find the demand that unbelievable claims require unbelievable evidence to be outlandish.  So you are going to have to support this with reason and apparently better evidence that an anecdote, about it raining outside (which it's not raining outside, I think I'm going for a cycle ride).
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RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence - by RoadRunner79 - November 8, 2015 at 12:38 pm

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