RE: Witness Evidence
November 21, 2015 at 10:54 am
(This post was last modified: November 21, 2015 at 10:57 am by IATIA.)
(November 21, 2015 at 4:41 am)robvalue Wrote: A non-sceptic says, "I know what I saw. It was [extraordinary event]." Optionally, "My mate saw it too." (The mate is similarly infallible and an expert in categorizing unknown phenomena.)
I once saw what my brain interpreted as a chicken in the road ahead. I commented what a bummer that the chicken got run over and my passenger agreed. The brain tries to make sense with what information it has on record (biases included) with what is perceived at the moment. In this case, my comment would have biased the passenger's observation also, ergo the agreement. As we got closer, it was obvious that we were both mistaken and saw that it was just a palm leaf.
It is very easy to transfer biased information as shown in a sundry of experiments on witness testimony.
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-- Homer Simpson
God has no place within these walls, just as facts have no place within organized religion.
-- Superintendent Chalmers
Science is like a blabbermouth who ruins a movie by telling you how it ends. There are some things we don't want to know. Important things.
-- Ned Flanders
Once something's been approved by the government, it's no longer immoral.
-- The Rev Lovejoy
