RE: The Problem with Christians
March 4, 2016 at 6:38 am
(This post was last modified: March 4, 2016 at 6:40 am by robvalue.)
This is exactly why anecdotes are useless. There's nothing to test.
All we have is, "Just maybe it was something magic..."
Maybe. But not likely, and no way to investigate. If you want to believe it's magic, then you will. It doesn't mean it's a valid conclusion. I don't even trust my own memory; I've experienced things I could easily put down to magic if I was so inclined.
It's the argument from ignorance, again. "You can't prove me wrong / you don't have a better explanation / well it could be"
Anecdotes are only useful as a starting point for investigation, they can't be the investigation, for anyone concerned with truth.
All we have is, "Just maybe it was something magic..."
Maybe. But not likely, and no way to investigate. If you want to believe it's magic, then you will. It doesn't mean it's a valid conclusion. I don't even trust my own memory; I've experienced things I could easily put down to magic if I was so inclined.
It's the argument from ignorance, again. "You can't prove me wrong / you don't have a better explanation / well it could be"
Anecdotes are only useful as a starting point for investigation, they can't be the investigation, for anyone concerned with truth.
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