(November 9, 2015 at 12:34 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: My assumption would be a horse (neither zebras nor unicorns are common in this area). Beyond that, I would look to others for a more detailed evaluation. (is there even a difference between horse, zebra and unicorn hoof prints?) I would look at if they are knowledgeable on the subject, are there contrary views to be accounted for, and do they site and base their claim on the evidence.
The minimum standard of evidence would be sufficient to demonstrate the claim, and rule out the others. I'm doubtful that your hoof prints would suffice.
In other words, your default assumption would be to the mundane explanations first until more extraordinary ones can be demonstrated. Moreover, you recognise that those extraordinary options require stronger evidence. That's all ECREE means.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
