(January 14, 2016 at 4:29 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(January 14, 2016 at 3:35 pm)AAA Wrote: I guess you don't have to believe anything just on a claim, but I personally don't think it is a good life philosophy to require evidence for everything. If someone you know tells you they got a new TV, would you demand to go to their house before you would believe them?
Tell me you rode a horse yesterday and I'll believe you without question, even if it turns out you're lying.
Tell me you rode a zebra and I'd like to see the photos or video, but it's not beyond possibility.
Tell me you rode a unicorn - well now, you're going to have to pull something really special out of the bag before I can even consider taking you seriously.
Insinuating that you either believe every claim without evidence or reject every claim without evidence is ridiculous. People are not binary.
I didn't mean to convey that, but Beccs made it sound like we should not accept ANY claim unless it's accompanied with evidence. I was just pointing out that this was not a good life philosophy.
