Witness Evidence

[Mudhammam]

Eyewitness testimony is oftentimes unreliable but that doesn't make it useless. Obviously one must take into account the credibility of the person making the statement along with its inherent probability as measured by the total knowledge of our past experiences. Even if it's granted that the person witnessed something extraordinary, it doesn't necessarily follow that there's justification for whatever inference they draw as to the underlying causes of their experience, i.e. they may have been deceived, without further evidence and such scrutiny as is required for confirming a particular interpretation of said phenomenon.