(December 3, 2015 at 8:55 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(December 3, 2015 at 8:52 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote: 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!"
No, it's likely that your faith is also rooted in a drastic misinterpretation of your personal experiences, which is another reason why objective corroboration is such a huge component of consensual, "true" reality. Without disproving naturalistic explanations for your experiences, you really are just picking the explanation you like best without regard for the truth.
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com