RE: Where do you stand on the existence of God?
December 3, 2015 at 8:55 am
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2015 at 8:57 am by Catholic_Lady.)
(December 3, 2015 at 8:52 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:(December 3, 2015 at 8:23 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: If you witnessed Johnny kill Billy, would YOU know that Johnny killed Billy? Unless some other form of evidence comes in, you can't prove to other people that Johnny is guilty unless they chose to take your word for it. But you personally would still have enough information to know he did, for yourself.
We did have that conversation, but that doesn't mean I agreed with you.
That would depend entirely on what I witnessed, but even if I did undoubtedly see Johnny murder Billy, Johnny still shouldn't be convicted on the evidence of my testimony because personal testimony is a terrible standard of evidence.
I know. That's why I'm saying it would be evidence for yourself, but not something you could use to prove anything to another. Remember, this whole discussion all stemmed from Simon Moon making the claim that I base my personal beliefs entirely on "faith and wishful thinking" (which is not the case). It's not like I'm saying "look guys, you should all believe in God because this happened to me!"
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
